Preparing for Aging,Death, and Dying
Did you PREPARE and did you LEARN?
• Define aging and the concepts of biological,psychological, social, legal, and functional age.
• List the characteristics of successful aging.
• Explain how the growing population of older adults will affect society, including considerations of economics,health care, living arrangements, and ethical and moral issues.
• Explain the biological and psychosocial theories of aging and summarize major physiological changes that occur as a result of the normal aging process.
Did you PREPARE and did you LEARN?
• Describe unique health challenges faced by older adults and strategies for successful and healthy aging that can begin during young adulthood.
• Discuss death, the stages of the grieving process, and strategies for coping with death.
• Explain the ethical concerns that arise from the concepts of the right to die and rational suicide.
• Review the decisions that need to be made when someone is dying or has died, including hospice care,funeral arrangements, wills, and organ donation.
Write THREE short paragraphs summarizing the week's course material,
Identify the TWO things/ideas/concepts you found most interesting that week,
Share the ONE thing that still puzzles or confuses you.
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