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Caregiving is seen in many forms. In the United States, Women make up the majority of caregivers. Studies have shown that caregiving can actually compromise ones health, and that most caregivers display clinical signs of depression. These caregivers are more likely than others in their age group to take prescription medications to help with things like anxiety and depression. Although many people find caregiving rewarding, it can lead to people feeling isolated, guilty, and overwhelmed.…

Angela is a 60-year-old single woman who has a condition named Glaucoma. According to the National Eye Institute Glaucoma is defined “as a group of eye disorders that lead to progressive damage to the optic nerve. People with glaucoma can lose nerve tissue, resulting in vision loss”. Angela encountered this condition a few years ago and she has been receiving constant treatments from her optometrist. Her optometrist recommended some medications to help relieve the pain and prescribed sun glasses…

Nowadays, the concept of aging and growing older is largely surrounded by a negative stigma in the biopsychosocial domains. Instances of this stigmatization manifest as degenerations in the brain, leading to poorer cognitive functioning. Subsequently, society views old age as a state of being demented, incompetent, and frail, rather than being experienced and wise [cite]. This heralded the stereotype of ageism, where chronological age falls under discrimination, fuelled by negative conceptions…

Media has the power to influence the way society thinks and functions. Although this may be a positive asset in some situations, it can also have negative implications on societal views. This forms stereotypes, stigmatization and discrimination which alter the beliefs, norms and values of society. Stereotypes of older adults is very prevalent in society, to the extent that it is invisible. Older adults are negatively represented by the media and we internalize such stereotypes from a very young…

Jimmie G’s problem is that he has anterograde explicit declarative amnesia. He cannot make any new memories, meaning his explicit memory, or his ability to consciously recollect memories, is only good for memories made before his injury presumably. His declarative memory is also damaged, as evidenced by his inability to remember the correct year and his inability to recognize that he is no longer 19. He can still access his implicit memory as evidenced by the fact that he remembers the routine…

Babinski reflex is one of the normal reflexes in infants. Reflexes are responses that occur when the body receives a certain stimulus. The Babinski reflex happens after the bottom of the foot has been rubbed firmly. The big toe then moves up or to the top surface of the foot. The other toes fan out. This reflex is normal in children up to 2 years old. It disappears as the child gets older. It may disappear as early as 12 months. When the Babinski reflex is present in a child older than 2…

Halle Pietro 11/11/16 Memory Essay Psy101-092WB The mind is a very mysterious process that researchers and doctors still do not completely understand. It is a giant complex command center that is capable of knowing everything because of all that it is exposed to. In memory video 1, they discuss “The Mind Hidden and Divided”. The video is an overview of Sigmund Freud’s research and how certain events and experiences originating in the subconscious understanding of our conscious lives. The topics…

Being the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S makes Alzheimer’s a common disease among older adults. Alzheimer’s is a continuous neurological disease that affects an individual’s memory, orientation and judgement. While damage begins to spread throughout the brain many abilities are lost. Cells lose the ability to perform these functions and end up making irreversible changes to the individual’s brain. Since Alzheimer’s is also a form of dementia it worsens over time. Although there are no…

Pratchett - Thinking, Impulses, Actions, and Consequences In the book Jingo written by Terry Pratchett, Pratchett uses characters to provide insight on issues in society, more specially how Kennedy’s assassination relates to issues in society. The main commentary that Jingo makes is an insight on problem solving. The majority of the time solving problems people jump to conclusions and have naive opinions. This can lead to reckless and negligent fighting. Often times people have hindsight of…

The cerebral cortex is defined by Kalat (2014) as being the most prominent part of the forebrain, consisting of multiple layers of cells that are located on the exterior of the cerebral hemisphere. These layers of cells consist of either white matter or gray matter, as well as the axons that transfer information with neurons, either through the corpus callosum or the anterior commissure, and connect both the right and left hemispheres of the brain (Kalat, 2013). The cerebral cortex contains six…