today is aging; once someone reaches the age of 50 or older he or she is considered to be a senior citizen. Studies have shown that seniors make up a good percentage of today’s population. Despite one’s age, everyone has the right to happiness, and this is possible for seniors if their basic needs are tended to. Demands of seniors have changed over the years; older adults are not always treated fairly because of their age. Not only do older adults have to deal and cope with their bodies and physical
In many older person, loneliness is a common painful problem, and it can be even more stressful when an individual experience an unexpected death of he or her spouse or partner (Koc, 2012). The counselor will help Allen deal with his wife's death by using an assessment tool called Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), which Mental Health Counselors, can used this assessment tool to help him or her understand their client's depression
1 The way young adults practice emotional intelligence Young adults practice emotional intelligence through a few ways. Empirical literature supports both strong temporal stability of individual differences in basic emotions and close longitudinal links between discrete emotional experiences and personality traits (Benjamin P. Chapman, Bert Hayslip Jr, 2006). In another analysis of differentiation of affect, Terracciano, McCrae, Hagemann, and Costa (2003) found that young adults produced a near
in treatment planning and intervention but also acts as a guide in discharge process or planning follow ups and therefore needs to follow a comprehensive pattern instead of abbreviated procedures which may pose adverse consequences. Assessment in adult mental health settings needs to be evidence based and multimodal. Psychologist should be careful while choosing their tools and to base their interpretations and judgements on empirical based evidence rather than clinical experience and impressions
objectively equivalent living conditions differently. There have been several attempts to integrate the two theories. In fact, experiments have shown that, while most subjects report a good level of satisfaction for their current living conditions, older women, people over the age of 85, and those living in nursing homes, report less frequently those positive emotional experiences that are a key component of well-being. From the analysis, it has also emerged that subjective evaluations play a more
neglect, between four and five children a day. Some adults who were abused as a child did not engage in criminal activities or have a mental issue later in life. Physical abuse is a method used as corporal punishment. Corporal
Diagnosing depression entails a lot of steps and consultation. Before screening you for depression, your general practitioner would first perform medical tests to rule out physical conditions that give out symptoms similar to the symptoms of depression. Here are some of the tests you would undergo: Physical Examination. This exam would give the doctor a look into your overall state of health. Here you would also be asked questions regarding your health, which may be relevant to depression. Lab Tests
Abandoned and Neglected Elderlies Filipinos are known for close family ties and respect for the elderly. This strong ties bond Filipino families together through different life challenges. Unfortunately, there are still some Filipinos who abandon and neglect their parents or elderly relatives. Some of these unfortunate elderlies are housed in institutions of DSWD, like Haven for the Elderly and Golden Reception and Action Center for the Elderly and Other Special Cases. On May 3, 2013, Asian Journal’s
am qualified to express this point of view because I also grew up in the digital age having experienced both the negatives and positives of technology, and feel that the negative stigma is often misrepresented. I feel as though she, as part of the older generation, does not necessarily see things through the same lens as I do, and therefore doesn’t cover all of the bases in the
that have affected mi life in a negative way. Overweight and Obesity are conditions affecting millions of people in America and around the world; now considers by experts as a diseased that doesn’t discriminated starting from little kids till older adults, and can cause a lot of physical and psychological problems to the people who have it. A person is consider overweight when it is weight is more that what is consider normal but it can come from muscles, bones, fat or for retaining water. Depending