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AGEING (SOCIAL CHANGE (no longer part of the workforce (losing contact…
AGEING
SOCIAL CHANGE
new identity as a
pensioner
and
not
your
work identity
less outgoing, sometimes with a tendency to remain isolated
no longer part of the workforce
losing contact
with collegues and the working
network
neeing help from others
definitions
A period of change usually referring to the concluding stage of life
The process of growing old
PHYSICAL CHANGE
refers to functions of the body
physiological process of changes
Common ageing
general decline of functions in the organ systems
the rate of ageing varies from person to person
slowing / decreasing of the sensory capacilty
short term memory
slower reactions to brain input
life span and life expectancy
Successful ageing
the subject enjoys good health
maintains autonomy / self-sufficiency
ageing associated with disease and disability
Parkinson's Disease
Severe dimentia
Alzheimer's
Severe injury or other disabling physical condition
PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGE
DEPRESSION can occur in older people
the thought of moving closer to the end of life
the loss of a partner and of friends
feeling of loneliness and isolation