Field of Gerontology Michael Popowitz HCS 548 – Foundations of Gerontology February 20‚ 2012 Patti Yudelson‚ MSN‚ RN Gerontology is a fairly new multidisciplinary field focusing on several aspects of the aging process. Gerontologists study the aging process of the physical‚ mental and social changes in our aging population. Gerontology also includes investigating the effects on society resulting from our aging population. As humans‚ we are constantly trying to deny the fact that we are aging
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Gerontology Conference Presentation HCS/548 Introduction Gerontology is the study of the aging process. “It includes the study of physical‚ psychological and social changes in older individuals and the investigation of societal changes resulting from the aging of the population” (What is Gerontology? 2015) This field is also concerned with the use of this knowledge to policies and programs. Current population trends in the U.S. show that people are living longer and the number of older adults is
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Running head: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVE ON AGING Theoretical Perspective on Aging Rachael Porchia HCS/548 September 3‚ 2012 Deborah Ayers Theoretical Perspective on Aging The study of aging has not been around long. Aging is natural‚ and occurs during an individual’s lifetime. Essentially‚ no one can escape the aging process many individuals 60 and over are in good health‚ and hold his or her independence status. However‚ some individuals over 60 experiences
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Field of Gerontology Deborah Quinn HCS/548 December 1st‚ 2014 Professor Cynthia Hovland-Scafe The field and study of Gerontology The field of gerontology is the systematic study of the health and well-being of the elderly. Study and research in gerontology help us to understand the health of the elderly but also our own. Everyone will benefit from the study of gerontology on social issues. Gerontology helps provide an individual with the opportunity to compose a plan for their future needs as they
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process and problems older adults face as they age. Although Gerontology is based on those three reasons‚ it is critical that the problems they face are much more important. Everyone is going to age at some point in their lives‚ and a huge part of those adults will face a problems or diseases‚ whether it is an organ malfunction‚ sight problems‚ brittle bones‚ weakness and the sixth leading cause of death‚ Dementia and Alzheimer’s. Gerontology focuses on adults only and the goal as a gerontologist is
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(Beautiful Enchanting Creatures) There are billions of people in the world‚ millions you’ve seen‚ thousands you’ve met and hundreds you know. And in this hundreds of people‚ you get to know better just a few. That is called DESTINY. I don’t really care if it’s destiny or not. If we just met by chance or by purpose‚ it doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters here is that I am very thankful I met and got to know you guys better. It’s one of the greatest things that ever happened in my life
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An 86-year-old African American female was admitted to the hospital after experiencing a seizure while waiting for a swallow evaluation as an outpatient. Her family members report that the patient has baseline advanced dementia‚ which has been worsening over the last year. She is not verbal but is able to conduct a meaningful conversation. The patient was moved to a an assisted living facility after the death of her husband 2 years ago. Patient appears healthy in general. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
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Gerontology is not just substantial professionally but also individually. It is the study of the ageing procedures at the discrete and population level. It is an interdisciplinary field so the gerontologists take substantiation from biology‚ humanity‚ public policy‚ economics‚ sociology‚ psychology‚ public health. And that is what makes this field so exhilarating. Gerontologists focus on how ageing stimulates society and how society can affect the ageing process. Because of the undesirable implications
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It is unfortunate to say that as humans we are predisposed to certain topics and taboos throughout life‚ topics as tattoos‚ sex and aging. Before starting the Gerontology class I wondered what was there to understand concerning aging‚ regarding an older adult in the downhill of life. Furthermore‚ I wonder what I was supposed to learn concerning this topic that seems as simple as a white paper. Since the first day of class when I took the pre test I told myself I was enrolled on a rocky mission for
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