Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development of Older Adults
Topic 7 DQ 1
How do the physical and societal effects of aging impact retirement decisions for older adults?
Topic 7 DQ 2
Grandparenting can be highly rewarding. Many grandparents, though, unexpectedly become guardians and raise small children. How might this responsibility affect their normal course of adult development? What components might require transitions? How would a professional counselor encourage these older guardians in their new roles?
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Topic 7 DQ 1
Looking at the elderly it may seem like they have the best life with no eight to five job, all of their children grown, with their education complete but this would be far from the truth. They too have stressor and things that they have to worry about mostly when approaching retirement. A lot of changes come with growing old and accepting change is not the easiest thing, most adults do not embrace that they are nearing retirement. Retirement is a major change that brings a lot of insecurity wondering where the money will be coming from or what is the next step (Hershey, 2000)…
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