Late Adulthood Research Paper
Reaching the stage of late adulthood is a stage in life that individuals hope to be able to reach. Life starts from the first moment of conception and goes on until we all reach our destination stage of death. Individuals all deal with life in many different ways. An adult that has gone through life completing most of all tasks that he/she wanted to complete can go into the stage of late adulthood generally happy. When individuals reach late adulthood many of them are able to retire and live life happy having more time for family, friends, and all loved ones. In some cases certain individuals do not wish to retire, he/she believes that they can continue to work and keep active in the workforce which is absolutely fine. In other cases some
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As the body begins to age, many parts begin to be affected. The nervous system of the body begins to affect our complex thoughts and activities. Individual's memory is less than it used to be, each person is affected in different ways and it normally starts around the age of 60 and over. The sensory system is another part of the body that begins to be affected. Individuals hearing and seeing can become less as they reach the older ages, even taste and smell can change for some individuals. One of the main parts of the human body that begin to change as we age is the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. These systems actually begin to change as we reach young to middle adulthood and how well we take care of them will help determine how much they really change in late …show more content…
When an individual has to go through the process of losing a loved one, which is called "bereavement", it can be very hard to deal with. An individual needs to be able to grieve and mourn when they have lost one that they love so dear, to help them with the healing process. If a death occurs suddenly the grieving process can be strung out even longer due to the body also has to deal with the shock and disbelief of losing your loved one. Losing a loved one or loved ones can be a traumatic even for ones body and mind to deal with. There is not much that can be done to comfort a friend or family member when going through a situation such as death. The best thing that I believe can be done is just show support, remind them of all of the good times, and be there for them, let them cry on your shoulder and express the way that they are
As the body begins to age, many parts begin to be affected. The nervous system of the body begins to affect our complex thoughts and activities. Individual's memory is less than it used to be, each person is affected in different ways and it normally starts around the age of 60 and over. The sensory system is another part of the body that begins to be affected. Individuals hearing and seeing can become less as they reach the older ages, even taste and smell can change for some individuals. One of the main parts of the human body that begin to change as we age is the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. These systems actually begin to change as we reach young to middle adulthood and how well we take care of them will help determine how much they really change in late …show more content…
When an individual has to go through the process of losing a loved one, which is called "bereavement", it can be very hard to deal with. An individual needs to be able to grieve and mourn when they have lost one that they love so dear, to help them with the healing process. If a death occurs suddenly the grieving process can be strung out even longer due to the body also has to deal with the shock and disbelief of losing your loved one. Losing a loved one or loved ones can be a traumatic even for ones body and mind to deal with. There is not much that can be done to comfort a friend or family member when going through a situation such as death. The best thing that I believe can be done is just show support, remind them of all of the good times, and be there for them, let them cry on your shoulder and express the way that they are