Long life is a sign of good health; and aging is a natural process that influences the individual‚ family and society in different ways. Ageing bring along a number of changes in the physical‚ psychological‚ hormonal and the social conditions. Define aging in terms of the biological; referring to "the regular changes that occur in mature genetically representative organism living under reprehensive environmental conditions as they advance in chronological age". Edward J. Stiegitz defines aging "as
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Dina Sandri Fani Jenna Widyawati Ridwan Martawidjaja Why Evergreen Project? – The World’s Context Seniors are the fastest growing population in the world… 11% (http://www.who.int/ageing/en/) 2 billion people will be aged 60 and older by 2050. This represents both challenges and opportunities (http://www.who.int/ageing/en/) 4-6% of older persons in high-income countries have experienced some form of maltreatment at home Evergreen Project Proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will
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effects on self-esteem and self-confidence‚ of the physical changes associated with ageing. The self-esteem and the self-confidence of an individual are affected when the physical changes in their bodies started to change because of ageing. This affects an individual massively if they were physically involved in sporting activities or they basically preferred to be fit in physique. The physical changes associated with ageing become inventible when an individual reaches a certain age. The brain‚ senses
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Examine the reasons for‚ and the consequences of‚ the fall in death rates since 1900. (24 Marks) Consequences- Ageing population in Britain- Government spending NHS/Welfare -Lack of jobs for elderly- e.g. B&Q Reasons- Improvements in healthcare and medicines -Safer jobs Death rates are the number of deaths per 100‚000 of the population per year. Since 1900 due to improvements in many areas‚ a few examples being medicine‚ welfare and safer jobs‚ death rate in countries such as Britain have decreased
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Lifestage Development Theories of Ageing For this part of the assignment I am going to be describing two theories of ageing. Firstly I will be describing the Disengagement theory and then the Activity theory. I will then be comparing the similarities and differences between the two‚ and also writing up two case studies of older people and explain the development that occurs in older life‚ relating back to the theories I will have discussed. Firstly the theory of Social Disengagement‚ disengagement
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The aging population in Hong Kong The impact of the aging population in Hong Kong Describe the problem now According to Government’s latest territorial population projections‚ the population in Hong Kong is expected to remain on an ageing trend. The elderly population aged 65 and over is projected to boost significantly from 13% in 2009 to 28% in 2039 (Hong Kong Population Projections‚ 2010). The aging population has caused alarm to the society; we must recognize the seriousness of the problem
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duplication and Telomere length is important in reverse ageing research. When a cell stops dividing or replicating‚ it enters into a stage known as "cell senescence‚" that is the cellular equivalent of aging and finally-death. Psychology plays a great role in influencing Telomere length. By understanding the process by which Telomere death can occur‚ one may be able to slow down their own ageing process. Keywords: Psychology‚ Telomeres‚ Ageing Long-term Happiness and Longevity: The Psychology
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2010 The ageing population from the UK are migrating in considerable numbers to the Mediterranean. An example of this is Spain; this has both positive and negative impacts on the source and host nations. The source nation is the place from which migrants came‚ and the host nation is the place where the migrants are accepted into. There are a number of positives for the source country. There is less of a burden on the countries services‚ for example health care and housing. With the ageing population
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The family is considered to be an important institution of society‚ it is responsible for different functions such as reproduction‚ emotional support and economic support.(Haralambos and Holborn‚ 2004). "The family is a social group characterized by common residence‚ economic cooperation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain a socially approved sexual relationship‚ and one or more children‚ own or adopted‚ of the sexually cohabitating adults." (Murdock
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