Lecture 10

Question 1

Competence and Environmental Press

Answer 1

Kurt Lewin, 1936

• behaviour is a function of the person and the enivonrment
• importance of perceptions of environment
• object aspects of environment are important - personal choice also important

Question 2

stress and coping framework - older people

Answer 2

Schooler, 1982

• older people are at increased risk of vulnerability to physical and social hazards
• social support systems determined likelihood of a stressor being considered threatening

Question 3

characteristics of care home residents

Answer 3

Bowman et al., 2005

• 50% had dementia, a stroke or other neurodegenerative disease
• 76% of residents required assistance with their mobility or were immobile
• 78% had at least one form of mental impairment
• 71% were incontinent
• 27% of population were immobile, confused and incontinent
• high rates of depression

Question 4

identity care in homes

Answer 4

Paddock et al, 2018

- purposive sampling of care homes in north west england

Question 5

Sixsmith & Sixsmith, 2008

Answer 5

• Home in old age can be a place of negative experiences - - isolation and loneliness
• significant weaknesses in terms of informal support, physical environment of the home, neighbourhood and social network, which undermine the person’s ability to live independently