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Ageism-
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Process of stereotyping & discrimination against someone because of their age |
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Assessment of the older adult- what time to focus on |
Focus on the strengths, resources, & limitations to identify needs & issues that arise for the individual |
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Tasks of aging |
• Adjusting to changes in health & physical strength, bodily changes & loss of youthfulness Maintaining independence |
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Health problems of older adults |
- Delirium - Dementia - depression - Falls - Alcohol abuse |
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Erikson stage of older person |
Erikson: integrity vs despair - The need to evaluate, sum up and accept one’s life & to accept approaching death. Integrity is to accept life without regrets |
