Unit 4: Development Through the Life Stages

Nervous System:

Nerve cell may begin to transmit messages more slowly and the waste products can collect in the brain tissue, as nerves cells break down this would cause abnormal structures such as plaques and tangles to form. This would affect Eminem as he would have a huge difficulty and would be hard for him communicate with others around him this would result in him having a lack of confidence as he may feel timid of his difficulties which he has to face also his self esteem would be affected s he cannot do or complete all the activates he wants to do.

Degeneration of Sense Organs (Sights):

As you get older the lenses of our eyes become cloudy and hard this can prevent the process of the lens to change shape and transmit light effectively and can cause blurred vision the elderly individual may start to see blurring or cloudy images in front of them and could begin not to recognize their own family. This could affect Eminem’s self esteem as he would feel left out in which may cause him to become isolated also his self confidence may decrease as he would become less socialized and communicate less with others around him.

Degeneration of Sense Organs (Hearing):

During the aging process our hearing is easily affected many elderly individuals find it hard to hear many sounds are unrecognized or it may just be that they have hearing. This would decrease Eminem’s self esteem as he would be hard of hearing and so it may cause him to become frustrated easily due to the fact that he is unable to communicate with others it would see himself with a difficulty others may not have this and can cause him to go into depression.

Cognitive Changes:

As elder people age their memory shortens due to the brain functioning slower than it had in other life stages this due to the weakness in the brain and the individual body this would make Eminem to have low self esteem due to the fact he is aware of the difficulties which he is facing Eminem would have to do activities which would promote his brain cognitive development and stimulate his brain, become healthier and also to ensure that his memory is strong. Eminem’s self confidence will also decrease as he realize that he will not be able to socialize with many individuals due to his instability.

Musculoskeletal System:

Due to aging the bones of an elderly individual begin to shrink as they may become worn out and so this may make the individual as if they are useless. This is because they are unable to do certain things this would decrease Eminem’s self esteem as he would feel to stop socializing with others and doing physical activities this would cause harm to his mental state as he may become physical and mentally ill.

Skin Changes:

People become more vulnerable to disease when they are resulting in a higher risk of injury to the skin sun exposure can cause skin cancer the rays are too dangerous for their elderly people skin. Eminem would be affected because his kin would have many wrinkles and also would begin to sag. Because of this it would affect his self esteem as he would know that his appearance is not nice and that he looks ugly which could cause him to want to have surgery such as Botox to try and stop his wrinkles from showing. As the body ages it becomes less capable of absorbing nutrients and making a healthy diet so in order for Eminem’s skin to stay healthy hw would have to take supplements such as vitamin B and E.