1. How do the normal physiologic, psychosocial, environmental, and age-related changes in cognition described in the readings by Ryan (1999) support or counter your own perceptions of the elderly? Provide examples.
After reading the normal physiologic, psychosocial, environmental, and age-related changes in cognition described in the readings by Ryan (1999), I do support or counter my own perceptions of the elderly. There was information I was aware of with the elderly although there was some information I did not actually even think about. Ryan stated that the elderly do not loss intelligence, but the elderly just take longer to speak if they do not have Alzheimer’s or dementia. I have witnessed people in a nursing home that either had Alzheimer’s or dementia, or people that did not have either of those but had the loss of hearing, sight, etc. It was amazing how intelligent the elderly are because society often downgrades them.
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Often times when people are going through changes, it may not be only difficult for the individual, but for others as well. People, young or old, often get frustrated towards each other because one may not hear the other, so there may be repetition of the sentences. This may be a barrier between the two because the people are not getting through with communication. For example, when I talk to my grandpa whom has hearing aids often gets frustrated. I repeatedly ask him questions because he was not able to hear me to first or second time asking a question. Without me realizing, I often get frustrated because I have to repeat my sentence. I often find myself raising my voice because my grandpa cannot hear. I feel like I am screaming in the telephone at times because that is a way for him to hear me. Overall, this can become a problem communicating within the