Late Adulthood
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Updated: 19 Nov 2018
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Created byJasper Lee
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Late Adulthood BeginsPhysical Development:
Skin begins to loosen. At this age, most seniors
have their skin lose its so called elasticity. It is no
longer as strong and "bouncy" as it once was. This
is completely normal and unfortunately, it is
almost impossible to prevent the continued
decline of skin strength.Physical Development
Hearing and Vision continue to decline. The senses
that we cherish so much begin to not function
as well as they use to. My eyesight is already bad
to begin with and this decline is not looking so
nice. I need heavily persribed glasses and I need
people to say things more than once due to
this decline in hearing as well. The senses
go through a detrimental decline as this age.Cognitive Development
The brain begins to lose its ability to remember
things well. Short term memory becomes an
issue and this is due to the decrease in the speed
of encoding, storage, and retrieval of memory.
I am frustrated that it is harder to remember things
and I keep a journal to jot down ideas before I forget
and it helps out greatly.Cognitive Development
I sadly develop NeuroCognitive disorder which is
also referred to as dementia. This is only a broad
category where there is a long term decrease in
the ability to think and remember. I do daily
exercise which surprisingly helps improve this
quality of life. It is saddening to see the brain
go through such toughness in this phase of life.
Things don't work as well as it use to.Socio-Emotional
At this age, I am more dependent on others to
help me with my daily tasks. I struggle with the
feeling of guilt and shame of being dependent of
others. I feel like a burden and it saddens me that
I can't take care of myself. I am infuriated.Socio-Emotional Development
According to Erikson, this stage in life is marked by
the crisis of integrity vs despair. Because I did good
to the world, I feel integrity while others who
weren't so well may struggle with despair. I am
glad I did my part to play a positive role in society. Those
go through the despair phase have a hard time
accepting their mistakes throughout their life.Death-Life Alert malfunctioned as I fell in the bathtub and the water continued to overflowed and I couldn't breathe.
Mr. Stark I don't feel so good...
Date July 7, 2077
07/07/77Non-Normative
Instead of going to a retirement living facility, I
go stay in my home. I refuse to live in these treacherous
facility and I want to die in the house that I built.
Many of my friends go to a retirement shelter for
assistance but I refuse. I do not want a normal
final chapter in life.
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