Older Adult Development Interview and Reflection, assignment help

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Part 1: Older Adult Development Interview

Review the various theories of Aging in Chapters 14 and 15 of the text.

Interview a person of your choice (they may be your parents, relatives, or friends). These questions must address the following:

  1. Cognitive, physical, and psychosocial development during the interviewee's Maturity stage of adulthood (age 65 or older).
  2. How peers influenced the interviewee during his or her lifetime.
  3. What people and/or events influenced the interviewee's development of morals?
  4. How the interviewee's experiences have formulated who he or she is as a mature adult.

Note: American Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines indicate that interviewees have the right to refuse to answer any question posed to them by an interviewer. Please ensure that your interviewees are aware of this, and do not force them to answer where the opportunity to reply has been refused.

Pick one of the theories reviewed in Chapters 14 and 15 of the text.

Part 2: Reflection

Write a paper of 750-1,000 words, discussing the selected theory and how it relates to your interview. Include the following in your paper:

  1. A description of the selected theory.
  2. A description of your interviewee (gender, age, ethnicity, etc.)
  3. How the interviewee's responses illustrate the selected theory. Support your response with examples.
  4. Discuss the ethical and cultural strategies for promoting resilience, optimum development, and wellness in older adults.
  5. Include at least three scholarly references in addition to the text in your paper.

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Running head: THE AGING THEORY

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The Aging Theory
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THE AGING THEORY

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Introduction

Aging refers to the process of the physical deterioration of the organisms. It is thus
imperative to ensure that a healthy aging is achieved. Healthy aging refers to the maintenance
and the development of the mental, physical and social functioning of the older people. It is
thereby achieved by making the communities safe, they are in good health; support their wellbeing as well as using the health services and the community projects to minimize if not to
eliminate diseases (Phillipson, 2013). Many researchers in muscle function areas, as well as the
gerontologists, are so much concerned because of the increased number of the aged. This is
because, as the people age, their muscles becomes weaker and weaker.
Aging Theories
Numerous theories have been developed trying to answer the questions based on why
people and other living organisms ages. Moreover, they try to explain how to do these
individuals as well as animals ages. In regard to the research and the interview am to hold with
an elderly person, the biological theory will be applied in elucidating the relevant information
from the elderly based on the elderly's willingness to answer my simple structured questions
(Phillipson, 2013).
In Social psychological theory, the Social psychologists are concerned with the
individuals' behavior which is a function of the micro-social variables. They try t...


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