Late Adulthood and Death

Late Adulthood and Death

Introduction

The purpose of writing this paper is basically to cover the different aspects of the late adulthood and death. In this regard, the most crucial and critical aspect of the late adulthood is the aging factor among the late adulthoods. Therefore, in this paper, it is basically to examine the ageism that linked with the late adulthood, by doing this, the paper also talk about the important of the health and the wellness into the late adulthood or near the ending phase of life. At that moment health play a special role because if the person not physically fit and not enjoying sound health than possible chances are there that the time span of the adulthood would be reduced.

Beside the health factor, another important factor in the late adulthood is the socialization. The evidence reveals that the person in the late adulthood needs a better social life because it may help him to forget all the miseries of the late adulthood. However, death is unavoidable, therefore, paper tried to cover the personal attitudes that basically related to the death.

Discussion

Late adulthood and old age begins at 65 years or so and characterized by a gradual decline in the functioning of all body systems. Different theories attempt to explain the causes of biological aging or senescence.

Physical Development

In late adulthood are some physical changes such as:

Loss of texture and elasticity of the skin.

Thinning and graying hair.

Decrease in body size.

Thinning bones.

Loss of teeth and gum problems.

Vision problems.

Prone to osteoporosis.

During this period of life physical changes incremental possibility of developing diseases, this due to the fragility of the body. Some of the diseases associated with old age are chronic diseases that have been acquired approximately 30 years, such as arthritis, diabetes, rheumatism, etc. (Bentley, 2007).

Cognitive Development

A major controversy, concerning the maintenance or decline in intelligence in late adulthood is one of the stereotypes that linked with the late adulthood. Fluid intelligence, the ability to solve new problems seems to be declining, but crystallized intelligence that is based on experience, learning, tends to remain even increase. Intellectual functioning in late age is marked by cultural and environmental influences. Some aspects of intelligence seem to increase with age, the mechanics of intelligence of declines but continue to grow. Successful aging involves selective compensation optimization (using special abilities to compensate losses).

Psychosocial Development

In terms of literature successful aging, which means that there is a right way or better aging in the late adulthood. The growth in the elderly is possible and many seniors who are healthy, competent and in control of his life, a positive experience the last stage of life. The personality does not change much in old age. Extroverts tend to initially report very high levels of positive emotion and are more likely than others to maintain this positive trait throughout his life are likely to report negative emotions neurotic people and eventually even tend to become less positive. For Erikson, old age is the last stage of the ...