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ELDER CARE
Psychological and Emotional Issues Related to ElderCare
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the one in which a child or adult who has experienced trauma keeps recalling the memory of that mental or physical distressing situation (Osmosis, 2016). Extreme stress of this kind is risky since it can pose serious health issues for adults. This paper aims at elaborating on the effects of stress and its effective coping skills for the health of older adults.
The removal of psychological stressors, including traumatic events, chronic or daily stressors, is mandatory for better middle age and adult health to improve quality of life in their later years (Frias & Whyne, 2015). The troubles are more visible in adults in the form of outbursts, stomach problems, high blood pressure or hypertension, memory issues or dementia, obesity, diabetes,
... Stress can affect individuals differently as their different bodies have different ways of responding based on the pathology. One of the effective coping skills for stress management is mindfulness. It is a strategy to self-regulate stressors that reduce adult stress (Gallegos et al., 2013). Depressive symptoms and severity are studied to be decreased after mindfulness coping program since control and positivity in nature are heightened in adults. However, age, sex, and biological factors have their impacts on the results of the program. Further, exposure therapy is also useful in managing stress which exposes the affected individuals gradually to the outer environment to train them to self-reduce their stressors and get used to openness and social mingling (McGuire, Lewin & Storch, 2014). Similarly, cognitive-behavioral group therapy is also valuable in supporting the victims to give them a safe environment to express their stress within related survivors (Solati, JaFarzadeh & Hasanpour-Dehkordi, 2016).
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Osmosis. (2016, September 5). Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - causes, symptoms, treatments and pathology [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzSx4rMyVjI
Solati, K., Ja’Farzadeh, L. & Hasanpour-Dehkordi, A. (2016). The effect of stress management based on group cognitive-behavioral on marital satisfaction in infertile women. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 10(7), VC01-VC03. https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2016/17836.8077
Yaribeygi, H., Panahi, Y., Sahraei, H., Johnston, T.P. & Sahebkar, A. (2017). The impact of stress on body functions: A review. EXCLI Journal, 16, 1057-1072. https://doi.org/10.17179/excli2017-480
Elderly Care Adult Children and Elderly Care Comment by Sabina: Adult Children and Elderly Care What are some of the major problems caregivers face? With advances in modern medicine our elderly populations are living much longer. Family members who care for their elderly parents encounter many different problems. Some of the biggest problems that caregivers face are the financial strains and emotional strains involved with caring for an elderly parent. Medical care is extremely expensive,
Elderly Care Case Study Discharging a patient from hospital is usually a complex process that is surrounded by many challenges. Therefore an appropriate discharge plan should be put in place so that there can be avoidance of re-hospitalization. As the case manager for Mr. Trosak case there are several healthcare issues that should be addressed when working with an interdisciplinary plan to determine the most appropriate discharge plan for Mr. Trosak. These
Elderly Care in America: A comparison with England's Healthcare System Healthcare in America vs. Healthcare in England Different countries have varying healthcare systems across the world and the systems are set to benefit the local population with the best possible care as would be dictated by the budgetary allocations and supported by the economy and the GDP of the particular nations. There are different sections of the healthcare system that try to
The problem that exists in attempting to better understand elder care abuse from a clinical and social perspective, is that there are not enough studies relative to these contemporary times from which to gain insight in order to benefit a clinical approach to protecting elderly from the abuse, and to identity and intervene with a clinical approach at risk elderly people. Johnson, et al., describe elder abuse as interpersonal violence,
Caring for the Old The End of Life Care End of life care refers to the total care of a person that has an advanced illness that is incurable and does not equate with death. This end of life care can last for a number of weeks, months or even years depending on the state an individual is.it is usually the care which helps those that have advanced, progressive and illnesses that
Management Performance Within Elderly Care Homes in Gibraltar The elderly nursing community in Gibraltar is dispersed and characterized by different institution specific challenges and particularities. The current project assesses the general level of leadership competencies within three pre-selected institutions, the management performance assessments of employees, the basic leadership skills required and formulates a series of recommendations as to how these competencies could be obtained. The approach is predominantly a quantitative