http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2284402/pdf/brmedj03944-0039a.pdf"
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This is a great video that talks about the depression that many people experience when they enter a nursing home...
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HELPFUL WEBSITES!
The website below is a great resource for staying healthy (both mentally and physically...) as you age. Not only does it go over tips for exercising and eating right as well as staying positive, but it also gives you advice on how to deal with the changes (mental, physical, emotional,) you go through as you age.
http://www.after50health.com
The following website is also a great resource for our elderly population to gain knowledge about almost any sort of information you'd want to know about aging. It's got health tips, e-mail updates for different types of medications and newsletters, as well as an archive for every single disease out there that is related to aging.
http://www.aginginplace.org
“Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.” –Confucius
**Source: http://www.likeablequotes.com/age/old-age-believe-me-is-62.html
I chose to use the chapter from the book on personality and mental health in old age because it’s something I find interesting. One of the things that I find the most interesting throughout this chapter is the fact that depression runs rampant throughout older people. I know many young people who suffer from depression, but I used to think that as you get older, that changes and you become more satisfied with life. While this can be true, it is also completely incorrect for many individuals.
The supporting materials that I provided on this portion of the blog will show you that depression really is something that doesn’t have an age limit. On the contrary, neither does a positive attitude. Those elderly people who keep themselves active and surrounded by people they love tend to have a more positive outlook on aging, which is definitely helpful in the process of getting older. Our bodies change a lot as we age, and it’s tough to deal with those changes sometimes. However, if you stay positive, chances are you’ll learn to love and accept this process along with all of the others that you’ve already embraced. This fact was one that I found very interesting about how we work as humans.
Below is a word-search puzzle with some concepts from this chapter. Good luck finding all of the hidden words!
U U A C R Q C Q I F H H B J M W Z Q
S N U J I H O Y E I L W P V E N O G
T I N R N E G J A S D R C W N J D O
I P P I S A N F Z B P U L B T L G P
A O I C M N I K N Y R C O C A T N R
R L Z G E Z T D I S E V W R L P U J
T A W O L U I E G K I Q H S H E J N
Y R O W R Y V M E E Z E A R E C L S
T D Z I H R E E B C U V X E A N R N
I E C E G O A N R U U K W M L O A E
L P R V H E P T H C M X H I T C C G
A R T U R H P I O Y Z D F E H R Z P
N E D A R T R A M U P K T H Z F L A
O S A X L E A I N R F Q G Z U L Z F
S S U O B G I W E I G M N L W E I J
R I O P K A S U T Y X X R A S S R I
E O I M T T A X T T Z V Z M G U U B
P N J Z F S L O N O I S S E R P E D
| Alzheimers | Mental Health |
| Carl Jung | Personality Traits |
| Cognitive Appraisal | Self-concept |
| Dementia | Stage Theory |
| Depression | Unipolar Depression |
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