PHYSICAL,PSYCHOLOGICAL CHANGES OF AGEING.

During this task I am going to explain the physical and psychological changes that occur in individuals when ageing.

3.1 PHYSICAL CHANGES.

• Some people develop serious problems associated with the ageing process in their fifties: other people have few problems even in their nineties.Physical changes include skin, bones, joints and muscles, senses and organs etc.
• Skin, bones, joints and muscles.
• As people age there are many physical changes that take place such as the skin becomes thinner,and Joints can become stiffer as the bone becomes thinner.

3.1 PHYSICAL CHANGES.

• Senses:Other physical changes that take place include: senses becoming impaired. The ability to taste and smell can deteriorate. Vision and hearing can also deteriorate and the skin is more sensitive.
• Organs:Other physical changes include muscles in the digestive tract can become weaker creating risk of constipation.

3.1 PHYSICAL CHANGES.

• Hormones and the menopause:Menopause is a normal change in a woman’s life when her period stops. That’s why some people call menopause “the change of life” or “the change.and Women usually experience a major decrease in the hormone oestrogen following the menopause.

3.1 PHYSICAL CHANGES.

• Cognitive changes:Cognitive development refers to the acquisition of the ability to reason and solve problems.but Ageing can involve a loss of nerve cells in the brain and a reduction in the ability of nerves to trasmit electrical signals. Older people often report that it takes them longer to do things; there may be a feeling of slowing down, as their response times are slower.

3.2 psychological changes :

• physiological changes that take place in the human body leading to senescence, the decline of biological functions and of the ability to adapt to metabolic stress.
• The general issues that may influence individual psychology:
• 1.Ageism:Older people may experience predjudice from younger people who see them as having had their lives.

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• 2.Role changes- Most older people enjoy effective social networks with only one person in five from wich they experience some isolation.
• 3.Loss of partner- Bereavement may result in a range of changes and losses including role changes.
• 4.The effects of retirement- Result in loss of income, contact with work colleagues and the loss of interest in life.

5. Increased leisure time: free time may enable Many older people to engage in physical leisure activities such as walking and activity holidays.
6.Financial concerns- Concerns about paying for heating, shopping and coping financially.

REFERENCE:

• https://nickijirving.wordpress.com/2014/03/05/p5-m3-physical-psychological-...
• https://www.womentowomen.com/menopause-perimenopause/perimenopause/
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/225024-physical-cognitive-psychosocial-de...
• http://global.britannica.com/science/human-aging