Compare and contrast clinical depression with the sadness associated with the normal losses of aging. You will also identify and describe common cognitive and physical changes that occur in this stage of life.
Objectives
- Identify common physical and cognitive changes of aging in older adults.
- Compare and contrast clinical depression with the sadness that may be associated with the normal losses of aging.
- Explain the roles social, spiritual, work, and family factors play in late life.
Instructions
Write at 2-3 page paper in which you describe at least 3 common cognitive changes and 3 common physical changes in older adults. Then you will identify and explain the roles social, spiritual, work, and family factors play in late life. Finally, you will compare and contrast clinical depression with the sadness associated with the normal losses of aging.
