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Learning Objectives: 16.1 Compare and contrast one’s emotional and cognitive reactions to three case studies.
Website: Older Adults Coping with Negative Life Events
Learning Objectives: 16.2 Summarize major themes in older adult demographic characteristics.
Website: An Aging Nation: The Older Population in the United States
Learning Objectives: 16.3 Describe how old age is culturally constructed.
Video: How Societies Can Grow Old Better
Learning Objectives: 16.4 Summarize the major biological changes, psychological changes, and role transitions and life events in late adulthood.
Audio: Memory Maintenance
Website: Alzheimer's Association
Learning Objectives: 16.5 Describe the search for personal meaning in late adulthood.
Audio: People Who Feel They Have a Purpose in Life Live Longer
Learning Objectives: 16.6 Compare and contrast formal and informal resources for meeting the needs of elderly persons.
Audio: Health Literacy in Older Adults
Website: Housing America's Older Adults: Meeting the Needs of an Aging Population
Learning Objectives: 16.7 Summarize what social workers need to know about the dying process.
Video: Supporting Clients and Families through the Dying Process
Learning Objectives: 16.8 Summarize what social workers need to know about loss, grief, and bereavement.
Video: The Adventure of Grief
Learning Objectives: 16.9 Give examples of risk factors and protective factors of late adulthood.