Enlarge 400% Many physical changes associated with aging can affect productivity. Those that have been investigated include decreased cardiorespiratory functioning‚ reduced muscle strength and sensory deterioration. A decrease in cardiorespiratory functioning often leads to increased fatigue‚ according to a 1995 study. This can reduce productivity in older workers‚ who may be relegated to more physically demanding tasks if they lack technical skills for more cognitive tasks. Deterioration
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Healthy Aging: Helping Older Adults to Live Long Productive Lives The United States population is aging rapidly. Older adults today are living longer than anyone from previous generations. In the future decades‚ the numbers of adults 65 years or older will increase dramatically. This drastic shift in the population will have significant implications for our current public health system. Unprecedented demands on the provision of health care and age-related services will become strained
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Hospitalization and Aging Three years ago I had a car accident and needed to stay in the hospital for half a month. In addition to the pain and discomfort from the injury‚ the thing I disliked the most was simply being in the hospital. Besides the restricted visitor time every day‚ I stayed in bed and was bored and lonely all the time. I shared my room with an approximately 60-year-old woman for 5 days before I was discharged from the hospital. During the 5 days‚ her only visitor was her daughter
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deterioration in the mental functions of some older people‚ linking the process of growing old to symptoms of forgetfulness‚ confusion‚ and changes in behavior and personality. Such an image is false‚ stereotypical‚ and is neither a normal sign of aging nor even a disease. The word "senility" implies an assumption about elderly people that‚ because they are old‚ they are also mentally deficient. This insidious myth‚ still prevalent‚ discriminates by causing or promoting social isolation‚ dependency
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or blindness‚ which can affect their cognitive development due to the lack of a sense. When children develop their cognition‚ an important part of this development is communication and listening to the family to eventually understand all of the names given to objects and people. Blindness can affect a child’s cognitive development as well‚ due to the child not being able to they see the objects and people they learn to speak about. However‚ even though the child’s cognitive development could be delayed
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Healthy Aging Debbie Tarcza SOC – 304: Social Gerontology Instructor: Amy Reid August 15‚ 2011 As people grow older‚ leading an active lifestyle is more important than ever. Regular exercise helps seniors maintain health‚ boost energy‚ and improve confidence. The good news is‚ no matter your age‚ your health‚ or your fitness level‚ you can benefit from moving more. Whether you are generally healthy or are managing an illness‚ there are big and small ways to get more active and boost your
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Physical Disabilities Myth 1: Personal Tragedy Society believes that when someone is “plagued” with a disability‚ they should be viewed as tragic entities. Disabilities are often viewed as pitiful and therefore everyone must feel sorry for those who are “less fortunate.” I have been guilty of feeling sorry for those who are disabled. I believe it is a part of human nature to feel compassion for someone who is going through a hardship. However‚ I do not agree that disabled people are less fortunate
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What is aging? Is it a word? Is it a look? Is it something that happens to us as our birthdays come year after year? Well according to Adult Development and Aging sixth edition (The Meaning of Age) Aging normally consist of three processes the first one is called primary aging which is a normal disease free development during adulthood. During this time period many changes occur. The second one is called secondary aging which is the development changes that are related to disease‚ lifestyles and
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it once was? This question is largely influenced by the media and tends to lack research. It was my experience on Valentines Day in 1997 that rose this very question. It was dramatic for me at the time but heightened interest in the subject of aging and sexuality. Suddening sounds like BOOMB‚ BOOM of the headboard and OHHHH HOO AHHH was coming from my grandparent’s bedroom. It is true -My sixty something year old grandparents were having sex. So as I sat in their computer room in total
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AGING AND THE ELDERLY PATRICIA BUNTIN DR: GORTNEY LITHONIA CAMPUS SOCIOLOGY 100 08/16/11 STRAYER UNIVERSITY Aging is the length of time during which a being or thing has existed length of life (Webster dictionary). Growing old and becoming an elderly person can be challenging but‚ yet it can be very rewarding‚ it can bring a lot of good and bad. Aging has its rewards‚ but it presents the challenges of all stages of life. Growing old consist of gradual‚ ongoing changes in the body
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