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This medical PowerPoint presentation is about aging, an inevitable part of life, and as our society ages, it is important to promote awareness and advocacy for the elderly population. Aging is often associated with health problems, decreased independence, and social isolation. However, with appropriate support and resources, many older adults can lead fulfilling lives and remain active members of their communities.

One way to promote awareness and advocacy for aging is through education. Providing accurate information about the aging process and the challenges faced by older adults can help dispel myths and stereotypes. This education can be targeted at different groups, including the elderly, their families, and the broader community.

Another important aspect of promoting awareness and advocacy for aging is through public policy. Governments can develop policies and programs that support the needs of older adults, such as affordable housing, transportation, and healthcare. Policies that promote age-friendly communities can help to create environments that are inclusive and accessible to people of all ages.

Advocacy is also critical for aging. Advocacy can take many forms, from speaking up for the rights of older adults to supporting initiatives that benefit them. Advocacy can be done on an individual level, through supporting friends and family members, or on a larger scale through involvement in organizations that advocate for aging issues.

Finally, it is important to recognize and celebrate the contributions of older adults. Older adults have a wealth of knowledge and experience that can benefit society as a whole. By recognizing and valuing the contributions of older adults, we can help to combat ageism and create a more inclusive society.

In summary, promoting awareness and advocacy for aging is essential to create a society that supports and values its elderly population. Through education, public policy, advocacy, and recognition of contributions, we can work towards a more age-friendly and inclusive society.

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Aging: Promoting Awareness and Advocacy Dean D. VonDras, Ph.D. Human Development and Psychology Departments University of Wisconsin-Green Bay vondrasd@uwgb.edu
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Overview: Recognizing physical/psychological/social interactions Recognizing functional changes due to age and disability Promoting awareness and advocacy
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Psychological Physical Social
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Observable Physical Changes with Age: Skin and face – wrinkles, sagging, leathering Hair – thinning and graying Height – decreases Weight – increases during middle adulthood, i.e., the ‘middle-age spread’, and often decreases in old age, especially in ‘physically fragile older adults’
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Declines in Sensory-Perceptual Processes with Age: Vision and Hearing Taste and Smell Somethesis: Skin, Temperature, Pain Proprioception – sensations generated by the body that let you know the location of limbs in space Kinesthesia – one’s sense of location while moving through space
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Changes in Hearing: Presbycusis – age related hearing impairment Caused by deterioration of mechanisms in the inner ear, long-term exposure to loud noises, certain drugs, an improper diet, or genetic factors.
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Decline in sensitivity to tones and pitches – different frequencies decline at different rates with advancing age.
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From Ordy et al. (1979), “Age differences in the functional and structural organization of the hearing system in man,” in, Ordy and Brizzee (Eds.), Sensory Systems and Communication in the Elderly.
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Speech perception – becomes more difficult due to the decline in tone and pitch sensitivity.
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Ways to make your speech heard: Talk in a lower pitch but distinct voice Articulate every syllable -- speak clearly Talk face to face -- “read my lips”
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Causes of Disability: Congenital – occurring at birth Accident/injury Because of illness/disease Age-related
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Keep in mind… A disability may not be obvious to others. A disability is more likely to occur in old age.
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Most Prevalent ChronicConditions in Later-life Arthritis Hypertensive Disease Heart Disease Hearing Impairments Musculoskeletal impairments Chronic Sinusitis Diabetes Visual Impairments
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Most Feared Conditions in Later-life Alzheimer’s Disease - Dementia Stroke/Cancer Physical disability that prevents independence and autonomy of “normal” life (e.g., Parkinson’s Disease) Heart Disease/Chronic Pulmonary Disorder Deafness/Blindness
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Old age and disability impact upon… Activities of daily life (ADLs) Instrumental activities of daily life (IADLs) Sense of self
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Ideal Self Real Self
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Stereotype – a social belief about a group of people.
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Stereotypes linked with traits of older adults: Negative Stereotypes -> Traits Severely impaired -> Slow-thinking, feeble, senile Despondent -> Sad, hopeless, afraid, lonely Shrew/curmudgeon -> Ill-tempered, stubborn, bitter Recluse -> Quiet, timid, naive
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Positive Stereotypes -> Traits Golden-ager -> Active, independent, happy Perfect grandparent -> Loving, supportive, wise, kind J. Wayne Type -> Patriotic, proud, religious
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Loss Continuum Model (Pastalan, 1982) Views aging as a progressive series of losses that reduces one’s social participation.
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Young adulthood--Healthy Later life--healthy Later life--with increasing physical decline Greatest physical limitations--home bound/residential care Shrinking Environment with Loss
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Person-Environment Interaction and Optimal Aging Kurt Lewin’s (1936) conceptualization: B = f (P, E) Behavior is the function of both the person and environment
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Competence and Environmental Press Model (Lawton and Nahemow, 1973) Behavior is a result of a person of a particular competence in an environment of a specific press level. Behavior exists on a positive-negative continuum and is observable at the behavior and affect levels.
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Competence – the theoretical upper limit of a person’s capacity to function. Environmental press – the demands placed upon the person. Adaptation level –where press is in balance for particular level of competence.
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Five Domains of Competence by Lawton and Nahemow: Biological health Sensory-perceptual functioning Motor skills Cognitive skills Ego strength
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Competence-Environment Press Model (from Lawton and Nahemow, 1973) Weak Environmental Press Strong Low Competence High Negative affect and maladaptive behavior Negative affect and maladaptive behavior Marginal Marginal Adaptation level Maximum performance potential Positive affect and adaptive behavior B A
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The less the competence level of the person, the greater the impact of environmental factors
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The competence-environmental press model is a useful lens of analysis for interventions in that it describes a scaffolding process, where modification of environment can increase adaptation. E.g., arranging living environment designs to increase social interaction
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Ways to enhance a sense of competency: Speak to a person, practice Buber’s “I and Thou”. Be respectful—recognize independence and autonomy. Recognize abilities and skills—wisdom. See development occurring despite disability and infirmity. Respect cultural differences in reaction to changes in life, e.g., death.
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Promoting Awareness and Advocacy Different instructional activities and levels of student engagement
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Levels of student engagement: Listening and reflecting – “Taking it in or tuning out” Telling about personal observations or experiences – “This is what happened to me…” Simulation experiences – finding out for yourself Discussing different perspectives – exploring contrasts, finding similarities Problem solving I – identifying problems Problem solving II – generating and testing solutions
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Self-Discovery Activity: What are the Most Valuable Things in Your Life? List the 5 most valuable things in your life—and explain why they are important: Now, choose one of the aspects you mentioned to give up. Which one would it be and why? Now choose two other of the aspects you noted above to give up. Which would these be and why? How might giving up these aspects of your life reflect the losses the elderly endure? How do you think you will cope and adapt, as you encounter losses with age?
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Film Review Essay: Review a film where the main characters are elderly Then compose an essay discussing how theories and research discussed in class coincide with characterizations or themes expressed in the film.
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Interview an Older Adult: Conduct a semi-structured interview of an older adult and provide a case study discussing how your understanding of the person coincides with theories and research discussed in class. Our learning goal is to find practical application of theory and research to “real” lives and experiences, and further our understanding of various aspects of adult development and aging.
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Sensory-Perceptual Deficit Simulation: Materials: Two cotton balls and about 2 feet of plastic wrap Procedure: Gently place cotton balls in each ear canal – this will simulate changes in hearing that might occur in old age. Bunch up and then gently place the wrap across the bridge of your nose as if they were eye glasses – this will simulate changes in the peripheral visual mechanisms that might occur with cataracts.
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Web-based learning activities: Common Causes of Age-Related Vision Loss: Lighthouse International: Visual deficit simulation exampleshttp://www.lighthouse.org/patient/default.htm Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: Health and Safety Executive: Auditory deficit simulation examples(This site allows a download to your computer)http://www.hse.gov.uk/noise/demonstration.htm
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An online version of the Implicit Association Test (IAT, Greenwald et al., 1998): The IAT is found at the Internet web project sponsored by the Southern Poverty Law Center http://www.tolerance.org/ Students’ Assignment: Visit the web site, read about the IAT, complete two online tests. Read tutorials on stereotypy and prejudice. Write a brief reflection paper regarding this experience.
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A sample of students’ narrative responses: I learned that perhaps I had biases that I was not aware of … I felt that I had very positive attitudes toward older adults, but I was amazed to find out that I did indeed have biases! I saw that even though you may not believe that you have bias towards others, unconsciously you probably do. Society has a huge influence over us. I really did not learn very much from this activity. I feel this was more of a hand eye-coordination exercise than an attitudes test. If you really want to see how people have attitudes towards others then you need to ask them questions and do follow-up studies. I learned that there are a lot of different ways to be biased against others.
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Classroom advocacy assignment: Identify an issue or problem, e.g., rising health costs, adapting to environmental press, etc. Assign small groups a unique “case” to discuss and have them identify important concerns and possible solutions for the individual(s) represented in the case. Cases may include the following individuals: - cognitively impaired elderly - institutionalized elderly - chronically ill elderly - economically disadvantaged elderly - mentally ill elderly - family caregivers of older adults - widowed elderly - new immigrant elderly - older adults from different ethnic backgrounds
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* p < .05, ** p < .01. a 0 = advocacy is for self or student perspective; 1 = advocacy is for unique group of older or disabled adults Means, Standard Deviations, and Spearman Correlations of Survey Measures with Advocacy Perspective (N = 74)
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Sampling of Student Narrative Responses Discussing What is Learned When Serving as an Advocate is a Required Aspect of Discussion
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Overall… The advocacy role takes the student beyond their usual realm of thinking and experience, enhancing depth-of-learning. The activity stimulates a wide variety of learning behaviors, e.g., interactive inquiry, critical analysis, empathic understanding, etc.
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Things an advocate can provide informally: Moral support Sense of belonging Self-esteem Recognition of competency and mastery Practical aid Safe environment
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Acting with Empathy: Empathy – recognizing and understanding the state of mind, beliefs, desires and emotions of another person without interjecting your own. “Putting yourself in another’s shoes”
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Sympathy – feeling sorry another person. Empathy ≠ Sympathy
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Avoid patronizing speech – remarks that reflect stereotypes of incompetence and dependence. Avoid infantalization – e.g., using terms of endearment, using simple language, etc.
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Bernie’s Travels 1. Attended McBride HS -- all-conference and all-district as a senior. 2. Attended UMSL – 3-year starter, 5th in career scoring, senior co-captain and MVP in 1971-72. 3. Assistant coach at McCluer North HS 1972-1974. 4. Head coach at McCluer High 1974-1975 – Class 4A State Champions. 5. Returns to UMSL as Asst. Coach, 1975-1977. 6. Head Coach Jefferson College, 1977-1985 – 182-69 record, eight 20-win seasons, Region 16 East finals 5 times. 7. Moves to Murray State (Ky.) 1985-1989 as recruiting coordinator—1988 NCAA tournament, 1989 NIT. 8. Southwest Missouri State Assistant Coach, 1989-1992. 9. SMS Head Coach 1992-1995 – 48-37 record, NIT. 10. Assistant Coach New Mexico State -- 1996 11. Head Coach at Kirkwood High in St. Louis -- 1997 12. Head Coach at University of Missouri-St. Louis -- 1999
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“We need to meet all kinds of people so that we can find ourselves. Young people need older people just as older people need young people in order to become more themselves and more human. That humanizing process will teach us that there is a child behind the mask of each older face, just as there is already an older person behind the mask of each young face.” – Leo. E. Missinne (1990)