time‚ I worked up at Portland VA Medical Center on a neurology general medicine floor. It was through my experience working in geriatrics‚ I found my passion or more that my passion found me. My passion is Gerontology‚ a vastly growing field remaining undiscovered. My inquiry into Gerontology is what drove me to Marylhurst University. It is at Marylhurst‚ where I found my calling. The Human Studies program offered a scholarship of integrated
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I would like to work with Dr. Fulks‚ because of the research he has done with regards to gerontology and Alzheimer’s disease. This interests me because now that I am taking an introductory course‚ I see that gerontology would be something I see myself pursuing when I graduate from Barton. I would like to do research with Gerontology because older people interest me and I feel that I will be able to help care for and connect with them. In addition to my passion for helping older individuals‚ my grandfather
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health care system within our culture today has wrestled with the best possible way to care for the aging population. With many Americans‚ who are ultimately living longer than ever before because of medical advances‚ procedures‚ and medications‚ we are left with the question of how to effectively care for an aging population? Are patients getting the best possible care while staying in hospitals‚ nursing homes‚ and assisted living communities‚ or are nurses and other helping aids understaffed‚ unprepared
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The study of aging‚ which is known as gerontology‚ (Non-restrictive) has particularly progressed (Present Perfect)in recent years. Scientists have been trying (Present Perf. Prog) to develop theories of aging for centuries‚ and neither of them has been accepted. There are two main categories of aging theories‚ such as programmed theories and damage theories. Programmed theories say that life expectancy is genetically (present passive)predestined. According to the Hayflick Limit Theory‚ humans cells
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What is aging? Is it a word? Is it a look? Is it something that happens to us as our birthdays come year after year? Well according to Adult Development and Aging sixth edition (The Meaning of Age) Aging normally consist of three processes the first one is called primary aging which is a normal disease free development during adulthood. During this time period many changes occur. The second one is called secondary aging which is the development changes that are related to disease‚ lifestyles and
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Rebuilding a Life GRO497: Gerontology Capstone (CWM1348A) Instructor: Kimberly Cox 01-13-2014 Life on earth is only time borrowed for all living species‚ and there are no mysteries of someday all people leaving this globe. However‚ society attempts to live the best way possible while on this planet‚ and wishes to age sustainably in a great way and/or no matter of the challenges presented. This paper provides the reader with a predominant outlook of rebuilding a life‚ including basic conflict
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Gerontology Conference Presentation HCS/548 Introduction Gerontology is the study of the aging process. “It includes the study of physical‚ psychological and social changes in older individuals and the investigation of societal changes resulting from the aging of the population” (What is Gerontology? 2015) This field is also concerned with the use of this knowledge to policies and programs. Current population trends in the U.S. show that people are living longer and the number of older adults is
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The Effects of Aging Krista Halverson September 4‚ 2010 Human Lifespan Development Barbara Kennedy The transformation that takes place throughout one’s life is inevitable. The growth and development of becoming an adult forces many body and mind changes. Physical appearance‚ mental capability and other issues all take place in our later adult years. All of these changes happen at different times for everyone. Nobody ages at the same rate. Aging is impossible to run away from
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it once was? This question is largely influenced by the media and tends to lack research. It was my experience on Valentines Day in 1997 that rose this very question. It was dramatic for me at the time but heightened interest in the subject of aging and sexuality. Suddening sounds like BOOMB‚ BOOM of the headboard and OHHHH HOO AHHH was coming from my grandparent’s bedroom. It is true -My sixty something year old grandparents were having sex. So as I sat in their computer room in total
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