Older Adults

Question 1

What is normal aging ?

Answer 1

Physiological changes that occur for the older adult are. It diseases they are natural changes but make the older adult more susceptible to some conditions

Question 2

What are some risk factors that could mean heathy ageing Doesn’t occur for the older adult ?

Answer 2

Physical inactivity
Obesity
High colestrol
Smoking
Excessive alcohol
Inadequate intake of fruit and verges

Question 3

What are some of the main Heath issues that come with ageing?

Answer 3

Impaired cognition ( dementia, delirium, depression)
Falls
Urinary incontinence
Constipation and faecal incontinence
Adverse drug events 
Cognitive impairment due to alcohol

Question 4

What are the development milestones Eriksons outlines for older adults?

Answer 4

Integrity vs despair
Older adults need to evaluate sum up and accept their lives and to accept approaching death

Despair : bitter, frustrated and hopelessness