According to box 13.6 on page 405, I scored within the age range of 41-61 years of age. I did not score within my age range. Being as though I am only 21, I do not quite fit in the first age range bracket of 22-40 years of age. The lowest score I gave was a 2 on question 5, which was opening a senior's mail without permission. It could possibly be abusive, but it is also not uncommon. Now if they did that with ill intentions, say to intercept a check they were waiting to receive, then yes it would be abusive, but as the statment is written we can't jump to conclusions as to why that happened. One of the biggest factors that would make elders "accept" the abuse that they receive is the lack of social connections. They may be receiving
The article draws attention to the limitations of age-equivalent (AE) scores in reporting the result of norm-referenced tests. Using a group study and the Peabody Picture Vocabulary test-III (PPVT-III), Emily Maloney and Linda Larrivee have built a strong argument against the use of AE scores. They provide ample information about the limitations of AE scores, as well as results that speech-language pathologists should not continue to use age-equivalence scores in reporting results of norm-referenced testing.
The older person that I interviewed was my great-grandfather, Kay Wilson. He is eighty-three years old and is currently retired, living at home. Wilson was born on February 27, 1934 and raised in Sylacauga, AL by his mother. His father was not active in his life, but his grandparents were his main caretakers growing up.
An OLD MAN tells a YOUNGER MAN, who has just been released from prison, a fantastic tale of a pond known at the Witch Creek Pond. The Old Man tells him that one day Young BEN was supposed to go fishing with his dad, but refused. Later, Ben and his mother learned that his father drowned in the pond. Years later, when Ben 's mother died, she made him promise to scatter her ashes in the same pond.
An interview was arranged with an older adult to discuss issues related to aging. The interview was designed to gain appreciation and understanding of an older adult. One theory of aging came into mind when I thought about this topic. Erik Erikson Life-Course and Personality Development theory, “Erikson described the task of old age as balancing the search for integrity and wholeness with a sense of despair.” NS is the older adult that I conducted the interview with. I’ve decided to pick NS to interview because she is very positive about life and her age. Everything that I have come across about aging is negative such as depression, isolation, and illness.
The older adult interviewed for the purpose of this assignment was Alice Margaret Cox, the interviewers grandmother. Alice was born on February 17th, 1932 in Brown County, Minnesota. Alice was the daughter of Rose Veldman and had three brothers and three sisters. In 1942, Hikel Veldman, after marrying Rose, legally adopted Alice and her six siblings. He brought four children of his own, making a family of 13. After the family was adopted, the majority of their childhood to early adult life was spent living in Hollandale, Minnesota. Alice spent the majority of her life farming and now helps out part time at a family owned thrift store. Alice currently resides in Lake City Minnesota, in her home of twenty plus years. Only four of the eleven
The middle adulthood life stage interview was conducted by, Bonnie McDaniel, David Pearson, Jordan Ivy, and Lindsay Belus. During their interview of Nathan, age 43, they were able to effectively demonstrate the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual developmental stages that accompany an individual between the ages of 35-50.
In the Thoughts of Brahma, a creation story is told. It is told that the world has been and will continue to be created and destroyed many times. Each new world begins and ends with watery chaos. Brahma meditates as he begins creating a new world and takes multiple different forms to create the current world. He creates the night, day, and the in between. Brahma then gets in a dark state of mind and creates ogres; however, he quickly becomes disgusted with this creation and turns them into reptiles. He realizes his darkness and gets back to a pleasant state of mind and creates birds, mammals, and plants. Brahma created all these things with his thoughts and is how he intended them to be. All these things will remain how they are as long as
In the beginning, we took a wellness assessment. I assumed because I am a healthy individual that my wellness assessment would say that I am (health wise) 10 years younger. However, that was not the case. I think that the assessment considered more factors than looks and general health. I had to accept that I am my age, regardless of the exterior shell. On the positive side, it did not reveal that I am “older” than my actual age.
“Though the age boundaries are not set in stone, we will consider middle adulthood as the developmental period that begins at approximately 40 to 45 years of age and extends to about 60 to 65 years of age” (Santrock, 2013, p. 485). I interviewed two individuals for this paper. Each person was asked the same fifteen questions (Appendix). I interviewed a male and a female who fell in the midrange of middle adulthood.
When elderly people move into the last of life’s eight stages of psychosocial development, they enter the ego-integrity-versus-despair stage. This process is defined by looking back over someone’s life, evaluating it, then accepting it. People who become successful in this stage feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Erikson refers to this acceptance as integrity. This differs from generativity because one is accepting the end of their life, instead of accepting where their life will start in a sense of career and self. However, if one is to look back on their life with dissatisfaction, they may feel they have been cheated or missed opportunities. Such individuals will mostly be depressed or angry about the way life turned out and
Everyone that have ever lived to adulthood, understand that difficulty of the transition to it from childhood. As of right now, I am in the prime of the “coming of age “transition. The overwhelming pressure of our society that forces the adolescence to assimilate the social norms is felt by many. Just as in our first steps, our first words or anything that is expected in our human milestones, coming of age is one of them. It may variety from different societies, religious responsibility or modern legal convention; everyone had to reach this point eventually.
stage (age 0 - 22), the early adulthood stage (age 17 - 45), the middle adult
Young adulthood refers to adults aged 20 to 40 (Berk, 2003). Young adults are at the peak of their physical development (Papalia, Olds, & Feldman, 2004). During this time, individuals will have more concerns about their health. Their health issues may include diet, weight, exercise, and addiction (Santrock, 2002).
In the U.S. Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights, guarantees that the government can never deny an individual in the United States of certain fundamental rights including, the right to freedom of religion, to free speech, and to free public education. Many federal and state laws give us additional rights too, such as an equal educational opportunity no matter what race, ethnic background, religion, or sex, or whether they are rich or poor, citizen or non-citizen here too (Your Right). But does age matter? One can say we are discriminating against age now. Does the right to a “free public education” count for community colleges, which is a public school? The U.S. Department of Labor has even stated 63% to %79 of future jobs will require
...fluence whether the message sent and the message received are one in the same. These screens are composed of the personal factors each person brings to the conversation, such as gender, culture, and age differences as discussed previously. The extent to which these screens are open or closed significantly influences both the sent and received messages. By keeping the previous mentioned points in mind when communicating with co-workers in different age groups when communicating; speaking and listening; internal conflict can be reduced greatly.