Initial Post Option 1: It can
be difficult to discuss life expectancy. This is especially true if
there are issues like heart disease, cancer, or other chronic illnesses.
Based on what you have learned in edapt and external references,
address the following points:
Are there things you can do to improve your life expectancy?
Are there ways that can help you improve your chances of successful aging?
What do you find more valuable: an increased life expectancy or an increase in quality of life? Why?
Option 2: Coping
with the grief of losing a loved one can be one of the most devastating
and life-altering experiences of a person’s life. As a healthcare
professional, you will witness and experience, first-hand, the loss that
your patients and their families will have to learn to cope with. Based
on the concepts learned and what current research suggests, how can you
help your patient’s family cope with their loss and make sense of the
world?
Follow-Up Post Respond to at least one peer. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.
Chapter 9. Late Adulthood
Initial Post Option 2
Lally, M., & Valentine-French, S. (2019). Lifespan development: A psychological perspective
Links to an external site. (2nd ed.). Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/lifespan-development-a-psychological-perspective
Chapter 10. Death and Dying
