Nursing and Middle Adulthood Stage
COPING STRATEGIES OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TOWARD CHANGES EXPERIENCED DURING MIDDLE ADULTHOOD STAGE
Thesis by:
Mary Ann Domingo-Apacible, RN
Submitted to the Faculty of the Institute of Graduate Studies Gordon College Olongapo City
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements For the Degree MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING
March 2011
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction During middle adulthood, the body change physically. It may lose its reproductive capacity; an individual starts having new responsibilities that include caring for young children and older parents. They may lose their hair or have a little extra flab. They may have to take on new responsibilities at work. Many people start to panic and feel they have to re-evaluate their life, job and family critically and make changes while there is still time to do it, because they start realizing they are aging. The term ‘mid life crisis’ describe the crisis that occurs when people stop thinking about their life in terms of things that happen since they were born. Instead people have a tendency to start thinking about how much longer they plan to live (Woman's Healthcare Topics, 2010). Middle age is characterized by competence, maturity, responsibility and stability. This is the time when one wants to enjoy the success of job, satisfaction derived from the family and social life. People look forward to the success of their children. Attention gets more focused on health, the fate of children, aging parents, the use of leisure time and plans for old age. For women, menopause occurs between the ages forty-five and fifty. Menopause is supposed to be accompanied by some distressing physical and psychological symptoms in women. Men during this period show greater concern towards their health, strength, power and sexual potency. CHAPTER II REVIEV
Thesis by:
Mary Ann Domingo-Apacible, RN
Submitted to the Faculty of the Institute of Graduate Studies Gordon College Olongapo City
In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements For the Degree MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING
March 2011
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction During middle adulthood, the body change physically. It may lose its reproductive capacity; an individual starts having new responsibilities that include caring for young children and older parents. They may lose their hair or have a little extra flab. They may have to take on new responsibilities at work. Many people start to panic and feel they have to re-evaluate their life, job and family critically and make changes while there is still time to do it, because they start realizing they are aging. The term ‘mid life crisis’ describe the crisis that occurs when people stop thinking about their life in terms of things that happen since they were born. Instead people have a tendency to start thinking about how much longer they plan to live (Woman's Healthcare Topics, 2010). Middle age is characterized by competence, maturity, responsibility and stability. This is the time when one wants to enjoy the success of job, satisfaction derived from the family and social life. People look forward to the success of their children. Attention gets more focused on health, the fate of children, aging parents, the use of leisure time and plans for old age. For women, menopause occurs between the ages forty-five and fifty. Menopause is supposed to be accompanied by some distressing physical and psychological symptoms in women. Men during this period show greater concern towards their health, strength, power and sexual potency. CHAPTER II REVIEV