The Disengagement Theory

There are three core theories’ that have been established in age related studies. There is the active theory which states that a person should remain active and social. There is the Continuation Theory and states that people who age successfully continue habits that lead to a happy life. Then there is the disengagement theory and this theory will be the focus of the paper. Disengagement theory is the idea that as people age it is expected for them to withdraw from society and take a more limited social role in life. I believe that this theory ties into dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease because it is expected that older adults retire and move away from the workforce and society. When we think of Alzheimer’s disease it generally is a person who is older in life and withdrawn from the people around them because they lack the ability to recall memories. Through this paper I will talk more about what disengagement theory is and how it was developed and how I believe that it applies to Alzheimer’s disease. Finally, I will talk about a method of therapy that is used to combat this social withdrawal seen in the disengagement theory as well as how it is used to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

In the shifting landscape of higher education today, questions continue to be raised about the value of a liberal arts education. It is constantly claimed that subjects like science, technology, engineering, and math, are more valuable in today’s economy and culture than a liberal arts major such as philosophy or history. In the essay “Tuning in to Dropping Out” Alex Tabarrok argues that majors in the STEM field are worth more than those in the liberal arts. He claims that “It matters what subjects students study, and subsidies should focus on the subjects that matter the most” (Tabarrok 17). He even goes as far as to say that “An argument can be made for subsidizing students in fields with potentially large spillovers, such as microbiology,

Loneliness has become an epidemic among young adults and spared out in elders’ everyday life where social isolation has become a cause of early death because we cannot cope alone.

Zirah Ahmed P4- Explain two theories of ageing IS/12- Discuss 2 major theories of ageing in relation to the development of the individual D2- Evaluate the influence of 2 major theories of ageing on health and social care provision.

These levels range from low to high, with disengaged being the lowest and enmeshed being the highest. A disengaged relationship is one with little involvement among the family members. There is one person making all the decisions within the family. A separated relationship has some emotional separateness, but not as extreme as a disengaged relationship. There is still one person making the decisions, but he/she may take advice or comments from a significant other to help make the final decision for the family. Higher in the spectrum is a connected relationship. This relationship shows more emotion within the family communication, because they begin to make decisions together. Each person now has a say in what’s going on in the family, and if they don’t agree on something, it is okay to find another solution. The highest level of emotional togetherness is an enmeshed relationship. This level shows an extreme emotional closeness. In this level of cohesion, there is little privacy and a lack of personal separateness. The family cannot make decisions without having the opinion of every member, or being on the same page. It is either all, or

Denunciation/Withdrawal refers to when a state party unilaterally withdrawals from its treaty obligations and declares its intention to no longer be a party of the treaty. There are two situations in which a treaty can denounced, which must be distinguished from each other. Firstly, when the treaty contains express provisions or when the treaty is silent on the issue. In the first case, denunciation of a treaty is according to the provisions laid down in the treaty and causes no confusion. However, in the second case where the treaty remains silent, the “residual VCLT rules” are applicable. These have been laid down under Article 56 of the VCLT as follows:

• Case manager plans at the start of engagement to leave the client with the tools to complete his or her goals.

A school based therapeutic mentoring program will be more effective using psychodynamic supportive therapy than cognitive behavioral therapy in reducing problematic behaviors in youth in foster care.

Isolation is common in the world today. Isolation is the process or fact of someone being alone. People find comfort in others that they have an idea of what they are going though. In the book Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton, Ethan tries to escape isolation, However his father’s death forced him to give up college to help his ill mother. "Somebody had to stay and care for the folks. There warn't ever anybody but Ethan. Fust his father-then his mother-then his wife." (Wharton.11) The isolation made Ethan take care of the farm, millwork, and taking care of Zeena. When Zeena cousin Mattie came to live with

“The Office” is a popular comedy show that originated in the UK and ventured into the U.S. It is popular among mostly millennials but can be cross-generational because of the different cohort groups that are represented in the show. The run down is that it’s a mockumentary about a mediocre paper company called Dunder Mifflin and the workers that cohabitate within. With Michael Scott being a kind, lenient yet socially unaware and naive branch manager also having an extremely wide variety of personalities coexisting in this primary social agent the episodes never fail to entertain. Exemplifying very simple humor, this show can be argued as mind numbing comedy, however, I believe there are so many sociological layers that are only evident

The first step is encouraging the client’s well-being through assessing the client’s strengths. A trust in human potential is secured to the idea that people have unveiled resources- physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually-that can be mobilize in times of need. This is where professional helping comes into play-in tapping into the possibilities, into what can be, not what is. (p.51).

Throughout the semester, I have explored many different themes and ideas. However, the themes that deal with awareness, such as suicide and natural disasters. Often when I am working on my artwork pieces, I Imagine the result of those events (death) as the final piece that connects all my points together. This can be seen in the candy sculpture I made this year “The Broken Home”. The Sculpture represents the devastation hurricane matthew brought to the States last year, destroying, killing hundreds of people, leaving millions of people in need.This can be also be seen in my final work “The Quitter”, which features a portrait of a skinny man wearing a mask who is suffering from depression. In the painting, death is represented by the water that is consuming him slowly, Implying that people who suffer from depression doesn't just end their lives as soon as possible.

Even though educationalists or practitioners might be affected by time, culture and context, reductive reflective disengagement may best be understood as the conviction that constantly keeps informed practitioners in check in order to be strategic practitioners, since it may be constructive to maintaining an enlightened practice.

Though isolating one’s self from others from time to time can be healthy, those who experience isolation will inevitably crave intimate connections with others, which, unfortunately, is something that not all can achieve. The short story, “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield, shows the effects that loneliness and isolation can bring to those who struggle with it. “Miss Brill” deals with the elderly, solitary title protagonist, who spends her Sunday afternoons the exact same way, with the exception of one Sunday afternoon to which her reality finally catches up to her. While Miss Brill finds herself surrounded with an abundance of people and lively music, she still finds it difficult to engage with those around her. Through this text, Mansfield

cause that individual to change overall attitudes toward an object. An alternative to Rosenberg's theory is Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance. While Rosenberg's theory deals with affect and cognition, Festinger's theory examines consistency among cognitive elements or beliefs about oneself, behavior, or environment. Dissonance occurs when elements are logically inconsistent or psychologically inconsistent because of cultural mores, specific opinions deviating from more encompassing opinions, or information or experiences that are contrary to previous information or experiences. Dissonance motivates the individual to reduce the dissonance and return to consonance. When faced with dissonance, the individual seeks to avoid situations or information that may increase dissonance.