Aging; A Vital Process Chapter 19

2 Life is Like a River “The flow is continuous, and you never step in the same place twice.”

3 Generating Vitality As You Age What happens As You Age? Life-Enhancing Measures:Age-Proofing. Challenge Your Mind. Develop Physical Fitness. Eat Wisely. Maintain a Healthy weight. Control Drinking and Over dependence on Medication. Don’t Smoke. Regular Physical Examinations to detect treatable disease. Recognize and Reduce Stress.

4 Confronting the Changes Of Aging Planning for Social Changes. Changing Roles and Relationships. Increased Leisure Time. The Economics of Retirement.

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6 Adapting to Physical Changes Some physical changes are inevitable. Hearing Loss. Vision Changes. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Presbyopia. Cataracts. Arthritis. Osteoarthritis (OA). Rheumatoid arthritis. Lupus.

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8 Adapting to Physical Changes Menopause Osteoporosis

9 Handling Psychological and Mental Changes Dementia. Alzheimer’s disease. Grief. Depression. Unresolved grief can lead to depression.

10 Aging and Life Expectancy 79.4 years of life expectance for females in the U.S years of life expectancy for males in the U.S. Factors Influencing Life Expectancy. Life Span.

11 Theories on Aging Aging is caused by a variety of different processes. Cellular theory. Immune system theory. Metabolic theory.

12 America’s Aging Minority 65 or Older. 35 million people, about 13% of the total American population in Affecting the stereotypes. Political attention to the growing population. The Aging population is increasing proportionately.

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14 Family and Community Resources for Older Adults Family Involvement in caregiving. Other Living and Care Options. Community Resources. Centers. Services. Aid. Management. Transportation.

15 Government Aid and Policies Food stamps Housing subsidies Social Security Medicare and Medicaid

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