Navigating Aging: Preparation, Impact, and Positive Perspectives
Aging as a Project: Early Preparation
Become aware of the attention given to aging. Be the master of your old age and even death. Prepare by knowing the real condition of the elderly, maintaining a critical attitude towards the social perception of old age, and cultivating your desires.
Impact of Aging
Chronic Diseases
Chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) can significantly impact aging.
Psychological Loss
Fluid
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Beliefs and Social Cognition
Beliefs involve the internalization of values and are part of the world of ideas and thoughts. All human beings have them. They are intelligible and externalized. The Social Cognition Model, proposed by Bandura (1987), suggests that increased risk awareness and knowledge of the prerequisite conditions for change, along with media resources, influence the skills or ability to execute behavior.
Rosenstock’s Model states that for people to get moving and adopt acceptable
Read MoreUnderstanding Personality Disorders: Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic, and Avoidant
F60.3 Borderline Personality Disorder (301.83)
A pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image and affect, and marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by five (or more) of the following items:
- Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment. Note: Do not include suicidal or self-mutilating behavior if covered in Criterion 5.
- A pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating
Understanding Psychology: Branches, Methods, and Applications
Understanding Psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. It explores a wide range of topics, including how people think, feel, and act, both individually and in groups. It also examines the biological, emotional, cognitive, and social processes that influence behavior.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of what psychology involves:
1. Branches of Psychology
Psychology is a broad field, with several subfields that focus on different aspects of the human experience. Some of the
Read MoreUnderstanding Human Relationships: Types, Skills, and Attitudes
Understanding Human Relationships
Human relations encompass any conscious encounter between at least two people. These relationships can be voluntary or involuntary. Every human relationship involves an exchange of information, even if the relationship is involuntary.
Relationships and Communication
Relationships are established when individuals interact voluntarily with communicative intent. This interaction results in interpersonal communication, which is crucial for tasks such as constructing one’
Read MoreFreudian Theory: Unconscious Drives and Personality Development
Freudian Theory
Introduction
Previously, psychology focused on consciousness. Freud, however, emphasized the unconscious—all the ideas, thoughts, and feelings of which we are not normally aware. According to Freud, human behavior is based on three kinds of unconscious instincts or drives. Others, such as hunger, thirst, and self-preservation, are necessary for the survival of the individual. Finally, there is the desire for pleasure, which Freud believed is the most critical factor in the development
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