Gerontology

In the study of aging, our understanding of issues is always colored by the training and perspectives of the researchers whose work we read. The purpose of this paper is to examine the interdisciplinary nature of gerontology. The disciplinary perspectives to be considered are psychological, sociological, and economic. Psychological Sociological Economic Pressman & Cohen (2005) -Positive affect, which is about pleasurable engagements with others and the environment can have a considerable impact

Ageism is prejudice in which people are categorized and judged solely on the basis of their chronological age (Berger, 2008). Our western culture has embedded ageism into our everyday lives, and we may not be able to identify the ageist behavior when it occurs. Older adults are frequently given negative labels such as senile, sad, lonely, poor, sexless, ill, dependent, demented, and disabled. (McGuire, Klein, Shu-Li, 2008) It is inevitable that we will experience decline in physical and mental

about their comfort level of love and romance, mating and what intimacy means to them. Still changing the attitude regarding older adults and their lifestyle need additional research along with their sexual conduct and functions. Nonetheless, Gerontology specialist now understand that people live longer for example, according to Pew Research ( 2009) by 2050, at least 1 in 5 American will be over the age of sixty-fives and nearly 5% will be ages eighty-five and

Introduction 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

I did not think that a music therapist is a type of career that anyone with a gerontology background could get into. Music therapist devises a treatment plan that creates or performs vocal music to help patients with their movements and overall physical rehabilitation. This is actually a great job for anyone who already has a deep background and love for music. There are few studies that showed how music can positively impact mood, health and function. Since Parkinson’s disease affects 1% of the

the state has plans already in place for handling the housing needs and the availability of resources for the long-term care of this cohort. The disciplines that I am using in my research are Social Work/Gerontology and Sociology. While there are many theories within the Social Work/Gerontology discipline that is relevant to this topic, the one theory that seems most relevant is Activity Theory. Activity Theory argues that older people continue to benefit society as well as themselves when they

is rising more by each generation. This advancement is greatly affecting the field of gerontology (Hooyman and Kiyak, 2011). A vastly growing practice area that is much needed because by the middle of the 21st century, more than 40% of Americans age 65 and older can expect to live to at least 90 (Gonyeathe, 2013). This is a major advancement

The Effect of Positive Aging Growing old is everyone’s life goal, however, older people are at higher risk of illness and mortality. There are precautions individuals can take to reduce the risk of illness and increase longevity (e.g., regular checkups). In the past decade, researchers have been investigating how one’s mindset can increase physical health in senior adults. Positive mindset or positive thinking is defined as a mental attitude in which you expect good and favorable results (Leading

Older Adults Frailty is a condition associated with age-related declines, and it has been recognized for many decades. According to an important challenge for aging populations, the term of frailty is widely used in the field of geriatrics and gerontology. It becomes one of the geriatric syndromes, which increases adverse health outcomes. As a concept, it is full of 'known unknowns' such as which mechanisms lead to frailty and how it is best managed or prevent it. In order to examine these circumstances

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