Aging Essay

Aging is a natural process that we, as human beings, faces daily. Every day we age little bit more and progress on this one-sided track. The articles I've read focused mainly on old ages. It is a stage that most of us haven't faced yet but will eventually participate in it. There is a natural tendency that we categorize people in groups and attempt to sum them up with a perceived collective commonality. The thought of these differences can be referred as stereotype, and the thoughts associated…

Compassion is defined as when someone takes on the perspective of and feel the emotions of another person and has the desire to help. Aging is a natural process in life that can often lead to the need of help from others as either the mind or the body begins to deteriorate. Because aging can occur quicker than we anticipate, adjusting to the changes that accompany it can be a painful or traumatic experience for some. The elderly or their families don 't need sympathy, or to feel sorry for them,…

making a step study well every information and going step by step to do a good job and not make mistakes. Anne if you don't understand the steps of follow-up should ask tutorial for it feel more assured and fence to develop learning. The A/R Aging Report breaks down claims based on the number of days they’ve been in receivables (in other words, the number of days they’ve been unpaid). Most claims,take an average of about a month to get paid. This report allows you to identify potential…

Aging parents can express anger and sometimes this is an emotion that the adult children had not seen in their earlier years but now presents with the fury of a caged animal. It can stop a loving family member in their tracks and brings about emotions in the family member of fear and concern. At other times the family is dealing with someone who has been angry all their lives and it is just something they have come to terms with – but now that needs have escalated the challenge to provide…

functional deterioration and cognitive decline (1). Accumulation of age related changes make individuals more prone to death and disease (2). Understanding these changes is important to understand the complexity of the human lifespan. The Hallmarks of Aging (3), is an article which describes nine factors that contribute to the ageing process. Aggravation or alleviation of these could contribute to the acceleration or delaying of the ageing process (3). One of the primary hallmarks is epigenetics…

Frequently do not get sufficient sleep. Sleep in Adulthood Generally need 7.5 to 8 hours of nightly sleep. Increasing frequency of problems sleeping including common sleep disorders such as obstructive apnea, insomnia, and restless leg syndrome. Sleep in Aging Adults (65+ years) Still need ~7 to 8 hours of total sleep time… may decrease to as little as 6 hours a night with naps common during the day. Increased number of nighttime awakenings. Frequently awaken very early in the morning. Sleep may…

However, aging is not the only thing we have to worry about. The average testosterone production in a research study showed that men in the last 20 years have decreased by up to 30%. This is not implying all men fall into this category - but the average man does. We see this by the growing number of men with excessive body fat who lack the energy to feel satisfied with their daily movements. The rise in healthcare costs for obesity, or patients suffering from symptoms related to obesity (heart…

Aging Shoes I slowly took out my father’s old shoes, covered with dust, from the antique shoe cabinet and started to clean and shine them with my bare hands. While cleaning them, I turned my head to see where my father was; he was resting on the sofa, like always, gazing at the television screen. However, he was staring at it vacantly, especially without any emotion. I wiped away the tears dripping down, and turned back to focus on my work. Fourteen years ago, my father had a severe brain…

A professional is asked to provide improvement on services at an agency dealing with issues, that they feel like certain clients with serious issues are “falling through the cracks”, when they are being referred to other community agencies that offer services that support the client’s needs. As a consultant, we will look at serving elderly individuals who are socially isolated and depressed and see how to improve services to help them get the right care, by helping the agency resolve the issue…

Culture in the Conceptualizations of Successful Aging and Lifelong Learning” by Maureen Tam is an informative and insightful article that examines culture through continuous learning and successful aging as one progresses through life, and being able to accept and appreciate it. This article by Tam explains elderly individuals’ understandings and own value systems about cultural importance to examine the relation between the ideas of successful aging and lifelong learning with culture; it also…