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- Characterized by progressive age-changes in metabolism, organ functioning, etc
- natural and irreversible process
- biological changes occur with age affect mood, attitude, and social activity |
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| Social work assessments with older adults |
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- aimed at gathering information about the quality of their biopsychosocial functioning
- evaluate capacity to function effectively in their environments
- determine what resources are needed to improve interpersonal functioning
- evaluate older adults’ capacity to function effectively in their environments and determine what resources are needed to improve interpersonal functioning
- may also include diagnostic medical and physical evaluations |
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| adult children may need direct assistance with... |
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- maintaining adequate nutrition
- decent housing
- economic stability
- access to appropriate medical care for both their parents and themselves
- psychosocial stressors that come with the transitioning of roles and the expectations placed upon them (blurred familial roles, boundaries, and expectations)
- feelings of guilt, fatigue, sadness, anxiety, and/or frustration
towards their aging parents
- getting other family members to share the burden and/or getting their parents’ affairs in order
- communication (i.e., understanding requests for assistance/resistance of their parents)
- self-care (i.e., developing coping skills and attending to their own needs)
- resource identification (i.e., finding services to assist in meeting child/parent needs) |
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| the scientific study of old age, the process of aging, and the particular problems of old people. |
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scientific definition: the accumulation of diverse deleterious changes occurring in cells and tissues with advancing age that are responsible for an increased risk of disease and death
- there is false belief that becoming old is undesirable
- at times has received a negative connotation and become synonymous with deterioration, approaching pathology, and death
- Society should learn to value old age to the same extent as it presently values youth |
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| the accumulation of diverse deleterious changes occurring in cells and tissues with advancing age that are responsible for an increased risk of disease and death |
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| the average total number of years that a human expects to live |
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| lengthening of life expectancy |
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Due to:
- elimination of most infectious diseases occurring in youth
- better hygiene
- the adoption of antibiotics and vaccines |
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| Social workers' view on aging |
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- understand that old age is a time of continued growth and that older adults contribute significantly to their families, communities, and society
- Social workers are well positioned and trained to support and advocate for older adults and their caregivers |
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| biopsychosocial–spiritual–cultural challenges of aging clients |
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- changes in health and physical abilities
- difficulty in accessing comprehensive, affordable, and high-quality health and behavioral health care
- decreased economic security
- increased vulnerability to abuse and exploitation
- loss of meaningful social roles and opportunities to remain engaged in society |
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