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    Sexuality of Elderly

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    on Sexuality of elderly sexuality Human sexuality means the ways in which people experience and express themselves as sexual beings (Rathus et al.‚ 2010).Sex is part of human life‚ it is a common sense that people normally concern sex since adolescence‚ but there is no absolute answer for‚ when sex should be terminated in human life. During the Cho Yiu Chuen’s elderly interview‚ I saw an adult magazine on an old man’s bed; it triggered me to concern about the sexual need of elderly. Literature review

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    Elderly Driving

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    Elderly Driving There has been an increase of accidents caused by elderly drivers over the course of many years. With such a dramatic increase‚ should elderly drivers have driving restrictions? I believe that after the age of 75‚ seniors should have to retake their drivers test or have restrictions‚ regardless of their driving record. There is support for some restrictions on elderly drivers based on evidence that older drivers are more involved in traffic accidents than any age group except

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    Elderly Needs

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    physical needs of the elderly but also the social and intellectual needs of the elderly. An elderly person needs to remain as physically active as their health allows in order to maintain agility‚ strength‚ and to maintain their physical health. So physical needs that are found in outdoor recreation such as walking path ‚basketball court ‚foot reflexology path and park can be seen. Social needs are social activities with a circle of friends that elderly can depend on. Facilities

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    Respect for Elderly

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    Psychology III-3 Did respect for the elderly stopped? ABSTRACT The experiment focuses on the recent study by Professor Luke Gormally about the dignity and respect for the elderly. This study aims to know about the prudence and care of the teenagers in elderly people. This will determine whether prudence of younger female and male is still manifest in our society. The researcher used field observation. And the result was the male still has the prudence to help elderly people. INTROCUCTION One of the

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    Elderly Gambling

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    Gambling Away: The Well-Being of the Elderly over Sixty Dominic J. Williams‚ Billy McCoy‚ Georgina Williams‚ Jessica 5-1-13 Dr. Janet Chang SW 301A Cal State San Bernardino Certificate of Authorship: As students of Cal State San Bernardino‚ we fully acknowledge that all work written is original set by the standards of the University. We also give due credit to all references used to their original authors‚ and cited correctly according the APA writing style. Student’s signature:

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    Elderly Demographics

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    Elderly Demographics Dana Laymance Due to the many advances in medicine and education over the last century‚ longevity has increased tremendously therefore increasing the aged community. Eight percent of the population of the world are over the age of 65. A large percent of this demographic group are choosing to live out their

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    Dysthymia and the Elderly

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    Dysthymia and Elderly Jacob Wenger Dysthymia is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‚ Fourth Edition‚ Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR)‚ as “semichronic‚ smoldering mood disorder with ongoing waxing and waning symptoms. Symptoms must be present for at least two years in adults and for at least one year in children and adolescents.” (Sansone & Sansone‚ 2009‚ p. 14) The disorder is further characterized as requiring symptoms lasting two years in adults and one year

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    Elderly Adults

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    Running head: Case Study – Elderly Adults Case Study – Elderly Adults Kaplan University Professor Diane Berry May 19‚ 2014 1 Case Study – Elderly Adults 2 Case Study – Elderly Adults Catherine Lopez is a 75-year-old Hispanic women who has been living independently on her own since the untimely death of her spouse whom she was married to for over 50 years. After Joseph passed away from having a sudden heart attack‚ their four children‚ Joseph Jr.‚ Michael‚ Jennifer‚ and

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    Elderly Prisoners

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    prisons has increased by 50% since 1996. In the UK the number of elderly prisoners trebled in the ten years up to 1999 (Dawes‚ 2005). In Australia from 1987 to 1997 the number of prisoners over the age of 65 have tripled (Dawes‚ 2005). The characteristics of the sub groups of aging prisoners may give you an idea of why there is a ’greying population’. Firstly‚ child sex offenders make up a considerable number of elderly prisoners. The nature of their offending and the fact that many victims

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    Elderly Neglect

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    large amount of the population in our country aren’t seeing and understanding what is happening behind closed doors to nursing homes. All nursing homes aren’t as safe and trustworthy as many assume. Nursing Homes‚ meant to be safe living for the elderly to be cared for in their golden years have turned into a nightmare for senior citizens across the country‚ being a target for countless acts of neglect and abuse. “It is an unfortunate fact that elder abuse is a widespread problem and older adults

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