Essay on Elderly

activity that may inhibit their sexual behavior.” The elderly are being discriminated in many different aspects of the lives they live, one large one is their sexual life. There are many commercials in the past few years on Viagra (an erectile dysfunction drug). Something that I have noticed is that 0% of these commercials I have seen have ever had someone who is over about 60 years old. In my opinion these commercials are leaving out the elderly population that is at very old age. My assumption is

overall theme of the articles researched were all based on elderly depression and the effects elderly depression can have on their quality of life. During the course of the research, similarities were very evident amongst the different articles. Some of the similarities were: depression is often miss or misdiagnosed in the elderly population, group psychotherapy, assessments, and medication treatment. There are many articles available on elderly depression, but you must know exactly what to look for

looking at being elderly as a sign of achievement and a stage of life filled with wisdom among other great qualities, people ignore the elderly and will go to extremes to avoid aging. The elderly have the same amount of rights as anyone else in any life stage. Sometimes this idea can confuse people on how to care for the elderly and ethical dilemmas emerge because of this. Every human at every stage of life has the right to develop to their fullest potential. Just because someone is elderly does not mean

of the elderly. The most obvious is their age, which results in waning mental and physical strength, making them vulnerable in an increasingly hostile environment that is becoming difficult for the elderly to live in. Perpetrators of crime have no regard for the aged, their primary objective is to steal and make money. Senior citizens need to be made aware of the ever increasing attacks on elderly people, and their valuables. Criminals are opportunistic and will mercilessly attack the elderly, often

homes in the community. Many of the elderly are living in rundown homes and are not near the grocery stores. The transportation

services. The aging individual in good health who exercises regularly and takes few medications may have nutrient requirements that are similar to those of younger adults of the same sex, build, and health status. Conversely, the chronically ill elderly adult who is regularly taking a wide variety of drugs is likely to have increased need for particular nutrients as compared to his or her peers who enjoy good health. An active older persons living in the community who is able to obtain and prepare

around these ages. But due to the recent large increase among the elderly inmates, society has taken notice of some of the issues that the elderly have to deal with when they are incarcerated. According to the report by Tia Gubler (2006) the amount of elderly inmates has increased 750 percent in the last 20 years. This drastic change makes it harder for the prisons to adjust their regulations and procedures therefore leaving the elderly with no choice but to adapt to these type of restraints. She also

Suicide and the Elderly Elderly adults make up only 12% of the U.S. population, but account for over 18% of all suicide deaths which is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States (McQueen, 2012). Older adults, especially men 84 years and older, have the highest rates of suicide of any age group (McQueen, 2012).There are many elderly people who take their lives either by their own hands or with the help of a physician or loved one each year. Studies have shown this is due to depression

Social Action for the Elderly Population For my immersion experience, I immersed myself in the elderly population. The elderly population is a population that I do not have much experience with. Before starting the immersion experience, I felt the elderly population experienced a great deal of oppression and discrimination. Because every individual will more than likely become part of the elderly population, it is important to understand the negative experiences of the elderly population. As social

2. There has been talk about banning elderly driving off the road in recent years. Some people suggest that the elderly should reapply for driving licenses. Elderly driver usually have loss of hearing, diminished vision, and slower reaction time. Elderly driver should reapply for driver’s license once they grow old because accidents and fatalities could be reduced by two folds. Since many of the accidents come from elderly drivers, fewer accidents would likely happen at all. There are certain