Unit 1 Learning Aim C

Question 1

What are the physical changes of aging?

Answer 1

• cardiovascular disease
• the degeneration of the nervous tissue
• osteoarthritis
• degeneration of the sense organs
• the reduced absorptionof nutrients
• dementia

Question 2

What is the most common type of dementia?

Answer 2

alzheimer’s disease

Question 3

What risk factors are associated with CVD and what increases the risk of getting it?

Answer 3

• family history of heart disease
• ethnic background
• poorly controlled diabetes
• prolonged rise in blood pressure( hypertension)
• overweight
• smoking
• lack of exercise

Question 4

What are the physical effects of depression?

Answer 4

• difficulty falling or staying asleep, oversleeping, daytime sleepiness
• increased use of alcohol or other drugs
• weight loss of loss of appetite
• fatigue
• giving up or losing interest in hobbies and other pastimes

Question 5

What are the psychological effects of depression?

Answer 5

• fixation on death,suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts
• loss of self- worth, worries about being a burden, feeling of being worthless, self-loathing
• social withdrawal and isolation, not wanting to be with friends, leave house or take part in activities
• sadness

Question 6

What are the psychological changes of ageing?

Answer 6

• effects on confidence and self- esteem
• effects of social change
• financial concerns
• effects of culture, religion and beliefs

Question 7

what are the social changes due to aging that may affect you psychologically?

Answer 7

• roles change in the family
• death of a partner
• death of a friend
• increase in leisure time

Question 8

How can an individuals confidence and self esteem be affected due to ageing?

Answer 8

it may increase as they feel their life is more settled and they could have achieved many goals
It may decrease because daily tasks may become more difficult or impossible

Question 9

Who came up with the Social disengagement theory and when?

Answer 9

Cumming and henry 1961

Question 10

Who came up with the Activity theory and when?

Answer 10

Robert Havighurst 1960s

Question 11

What does the Social disengagement theory suggest?

Answer 11

• People naturally withdraw from social involvement as they age
• Older people have restricted opportunities- to interact with others
• Cummings said they become experience reduced social contact and become more individual. They don’t care as much about what others think

Question 12

According to the social disengagement theory, what issues limit social interaction and why?

Answer 12

• ill health - poor mobility, hearing and vision makes it difficult to interact with others
• geographical mobility - they may move away or people may move away from them
• retirement - less contact with people
• ill health of friends and relatives - poor mobility or other disabilities may cause friends and relatives to contact less

Question 13

What do the Activity theory suggest?

Answer 13

• older people adjust to the ageing process ( adjust to changes in health/ mobility)
• social and psychological needs of older people remain the same. Can be satisfied by taking on new roles
• older people look forward to retirement as an opportunity to pursue new hobbies and meet new friends

Question 14

What is a societal effect of an aging population?

Answer 14

more demand on health and social care provision

Question 15

what type of health and social care provisions does an aging population put more demandon?

Answer 15

• health care
• social care
• community equipment
• financial support and entitlements

Question 16

What are the economic factors of an ageing population?

Answer 16

• could lead to less funding to support older people to live in their own homes. This increases the number of people needing residential care
• Adaptations to homes are very expensive so individuals may be asked to pay at least half
• About 2 million older people with identified care needs who cannot afford to access social care health and support.