Late adulthood: Adaptation and Aging Successfully As we age there are several stages in our adult life that change dramatically. We go through many different stages as our body ages, we lose family and friends do to death, and we retire, and or put out of employment due to age. With all of these changes, it is expected an aging adult in late adulthood, would experience several different feelings as they go through these stages of life. The following paper will discuss some of these changes and how older adults in late adulthood accept and move through life and continue to function as they experience change.
Question 1
There are three processes known as selection, optimization, and compensation that late adulthood adults experience when …show more content…
These are two aspects in which people feel the need to have purpose or give back in some way. Generativity is defined as contributing to society or rearing or caring for the next generation of a family. Ego integrity is defined as a process of life review that helps the elderly adult to develop a sense that their live has order, meaning and dignity (Broderick, & Blewitt, 2015). In video one, you see that Dee Taylor, a retired CEO who wanted something to do, has started a TV program that allows seniors to “get information that could change their lives, and give them entertainment” (n.d.). So by doing this, we can see that she is still, even in retirement, doing something that has meaning and purpose so that she has fulfillment to her life. In the second video Marie, a 92 year old, works for various organizations, including the Chamber, the rest stop, the Secondhand Rose. Her biggest responsibility however, is her 13 clients that she delivers meals to with the Meals on Wheels program. Like stated in the video, people who continue to give back as well as are active in organizations they find important will have a life that is filled with purpose and will live with greater well being (n.d.). In the third video we have a lady who is 102 years old. She is not named. She joined a senior golf league at 50 years old and played until she was 94 (n.d). By …show more content…
For example in the Chinese culture, things such as a chicken, vegetables, and other items are placed with the body at the visitation. In the Jewish faith flowers are not given as they signify happiness, and with Jews they are given a distinct period of time to cry and grieve (Broderick, & Blewitt, 2015). However, with Christians flowers are sent out of respect and to show sympathy and empathy of losing a loved one. So you can see that with different cultures, comes different traditions and rituals to mourn the dead. If I were counseling someone who had lost a loved one, I would choose group therapy as my method of therapy. Especially if they particularly religious or practice strong cultural beliefs such as these listed above. This would enable them to have time to grieve as well as connect with others who are of the same religious background and or culture as they are. It also may offer connections they can form in order to meet new friends and have other human interaction especially if their loved one was a spouse with whom they spend most of their
Question 1
There are three processes known as selection, optimization, and compensation that late adulthood adults experience when …show more content…
These are two aspects in which people feel the need to have purpose or give back in some way. Generativity is defined as contributing to society or rearing or caring for the next generation of a family. Ego integrity is defined as a process of life review that helps the elderly adult to develop a sense that their live has order, meaning and dignity (Broderick, & Blewitt, 2015). In video one, you see that Dee Taylor, a retired CEO who wanted something to do, has started a TV program that allows seniors to “get information that could change their lives, and give them entertainment” (n.d.). So by doing this, we can see that she is still, even in retirement, doing something that has meaning and purpose so that she has fulfillment to her life. In the second video Marie, a 92 year old, works for various organizations, including the Chamber, the rest stop, the Secondhand Rose. Her biggest responsibility however, is her 13 clients that she delivers meals to with the Meals on Wheels program. Like stated in the video, people who continue to give back as well as are active in organizations they find important will have a life that is filled with purpose and will live with greater well being (n.d.). In the third video we have a lady who is 102 years old. She is not named. She joined a senior golf league at 50 years old and played until she was 94 (n.d). By …show more content…
For example in the Chinese culture, things such as a chicken, vegetables, and other items are placed with the body at the visitation. In the Jewish faith flowers are not given as they signify happiness, and with Jews they are given a distinct period of time to cry and grieve (Broderick, & Blewitt, 2015). However, with Christians flowers are sent out of respect and to show sympathy and empathy of losing a loved one. So you can see that with different cultures, comes different traditions and rituals to mourn the dead. If I were counseling someone who had lost a loved one, I would choose group therapy as my method of therapy. Especially if they particularly religious or practice strong cultural beliefs such as these listed above. This would enable them to have time to grieve as well as connect with others who are of the same religious background and or culture as they are. It also may offer connections they can form in order to meet new friends and have other human interaction especially if their loved one was a spouse with whom they spend most of their