What Every Individual Must Find Out Concerning Aging

When it comes to aging, there are some positive aspects and negative aspects. The negative aspect of aging that I would want to avoid is having fragile bones, brittle hair and skin, and possible memory loss. The older a person gets the more their body tends to wear out and it becomes difficult to do activities because their body is not how it used to be. I would not want my bones to act and I wouldn’t want a hunch back either. I feel like my life would be miserable if my skeletal system was in pain most of the time. Next, when an individual becomes older, their skin and hair becomes brittle and them being old, they cannot maintain it. My skin is already sensitive, so I can only imagine how it be when I get older. Seniors skin tend to look loose and gets very delicate. The older you get, skin tears more often than usually. To add, my hair is very important to me and I spend so much time on it. I know growing old can cause your hair to be fragile. Furthermore, memory loss is suffered from a lot of seniors and

The elderly population is growing rapidly and now makes up greater than thirteen percent of the United States population. (APA, 1994). With such a record growth, there are different aspects to aging that are still being analyzed. Many may think of reaching late life as a rite of passage, but many face this time with a different view. Through the movie "UP', we are granted an opportunity into view the struggles of an elderly widowed man by the name of Mr. Fredrickson and the challenges in which he faces in his later life. The movie, takes one on a journey through his sorrows and his triumphs until he realizes what the true meaning of happiness is.

Mrs Ann Smith is a seventy nine year old woman and she has several problems regarding her health and well-being in her elderly age. Many policies and legislation ensure the safety and well-being of the elderly such as Mrs Smith. Legislation and policies safeguard the elderly including Mrs Smith to receive the fair treatment of care and to stop discrimination and exclusion. Discrimination and exclusion is still prevalent today and within contemporary society the ageing population is rising, discrimination and exclusion could increase if it is not appropriately tackled by contemporary society today. There are numerous theories of ageing, some theories are disengagement theory, and the activity theory and these theories have developed key concepts and the effects of ageing on individuals and contemporary society today.

Aging is a part of our life that the majority of us do not want, but it will happen regardless of what we do. When we are a little kid, all we want to do is grow up and be a big kid. When we become older we realize that wish we never said that, and seem to wish that we could go back in time. We always miss when we were younger, when we could be childish, do stupid things, and people would not think us to be weird. Then, they thought it was adorable, seeing a little kid doing stupid and funny things. Being a kid gives a sense of freedom; we have no burden thinking about school grades, or if we are going to pass the class. On the other hand, as a college student, there are so many things to do such as assignments, homework, quizzes, exams, and maintaining grades, but as we get older we become more responsible. Aging is inevitable and all that matters is what will we do with that time. If we waste it then we will not be happy with how our life turned out and we will keep saying, “wish we could go back”. In Mitch Albom’s biography, Tuesday with Morrie, Morrie Schwartz had a better perspective on aging and embracing his age: "It’s very simple. As you grow, you learn more… Aging is not just decay, you know. It’s growth” (Albom 118); certainly, popular culture tends to fear aging and even avoid the concept altogether, as indicated by Schwartz’s protégé, Mitch, who side-stepped his own age the closer he came to “forty,” for fear of “professional oblivion” (Albom 117). Those who wish

Aging is a phenomena we are all familiar with, a trait characteristic of all humankind, in fact, of all living organisms. What are the effects of aging, especially those which go beyond the biological aspects and effect the social aspects of changing roles, seniority, and treatment of the aged? What was the original human condition before high-tech medical interventions redefined death and dying, before the industrial age changed the nature of the nuclear and extended family? Going back still farther, what can the behavior of chimpanzees tell us about the origins of our responses to the aging of those around us?

When most people think of aging, the only thing that comes to mind is frail, weakly and wrinkled. In fact, a lot of people associate aging with disease prevalence. These myths and stereotypes about aging have been brought about by the media, jokes we hear and even the films we watch. Some of these you hear are blown out of proportion and exaggerated.

A couple of days ago, I was astonished when I saw on the news that a 94-year-old great grandmother graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a 4.0 grade point average. As some of you may know from my introduction post, I am in Vietnam right now, and for such a story to make headlines all the way over here is truly inspirational. Regardless of cultural differences, we do not typically imagine seeing elderly people, such as Amy Craton, attending college much less earning a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and English. She is the epitome of redefining what aging means. As the first chapter mentions, aging is not a single process, and that it consists of three distinctive process. The later of these two processes include dementia

I found this article through the Rutgers database, which is one of the reasons why I think this article is credible. Secondly, when I searched “genetic basis of aging process” I minimized my search to certain years of the article being published and included the search to be scholarly/ peer-reviewed.

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As we age, our bodies gradually undergo irreversible physiological and psychological changes from decrease in bone and muscle mass, lung capacity and heart rate to inhibition of cognition and neuro-motor function. However, the speed of the aging processes depends on the person’s genetic predisposition to such diseases as cancer, diabetes and hypertension, the dietary habits and the lifestyle, and also on existence of comorbidities, such as arthritis, osteoporosis, cardio-pulmonary and autoimmune pathologies (McPherson &Wister, 2014). Speaking about my own perspectives on aging, I think I have good chances to age well: my heredity is not burdened with any serious illnesses, I adhere to a relatively healthy lifestyle and my cognition is constantly

The respect and appreciation for the diverse community of Earth are essential in the quest for success. Each person is unique and can use this to his/her advantage as a piece of a bigger puzzle. The world would not function without the dedication of volunteers and this is why I have always been inspired to enrich the lives of all ages.

I believe that there are many ways that families and individuals can contribute to successful aging the life of an individual. According to Kathryn B. Adams (2012) successful aging was a term created by researchers Rowe and Kahn that stated successful aging includes; “avoidance of illness and disability, maintenance of high physical and cognitive function, and continuing engagement in social and productive activities” (para. 5). Theses things are important to focus on when trying to contribute to successful aging because problems will arise no matter what, but it will all depend on the choices we make later on it we can solve the problem or ignore it (Adams, 2012, para. 11). There are many ways to improve the success of aging like: physical

The Process of aging begins as a young adult. A new life is so tender, fragile, helpless, and in need of care from others. Toddlers are wobbly as they take their first steps and learn to run, falling and bumping their little round heads and chubby knees. Toward the end of life no matter how healthy, strong, or willing they are, older adult begin slowing down which puts them at a risk for falling. Their metabolism is much slower than it once was, they have less energy and endurance which results in decreased muscle tone due to the lack of use, and osteoporosis sets in leaving them vulnerable to fractures.

Older people are a great resource for families, societies, and workforce and, a repository of knowledge that can prevent repeating mistakes in society. So, paying attention to their quality of life, social participation, health and security are important issues. increasing the number of older people in every country have effects on the economy of the country for supplying health care costs; Therefore, one of the ways to fill the gap between stagnation economic situation and budget constraints, staffing, and resources of health care is to prioritize the factors affecting successful aging. There are lots of data and factors affecting successful aging. The aim of this study is to recognize factors affecting successful aging in older people with

Aging is described as the biological process that every living organism have to pass through during their life period, with the exception of some bacterias which in some cases can be inmortal. We, as human beings, experiment aging in differents forms, which are reflected in our behavior, physical condition, psychological shape and on our social interaction with the exterior. Aging in commonly associated with the effect of getting weak, since as soon as we become older the risk of almost all kind of disease increases. Personally, I would like to change the mentality that categorize aging as almost a crime supported by a society where beauty and youngness is synonym of being “right”. Starting with my parents who are already over the fifties, I would first like to teach them that aging is a natural process that every human being have to “live”, but as we become weaker we must improve our alimentary habits and physical activity, but this one way less intense, so we can live for longer and a healthier life quality.