Sally is 25, she belongs in the adulthood life stage, she is pregnant, and she is expecting her first child, her pregnancy has been relatively straight forward, because she is pregnant she will need formal care. She needs formal care because she has to see the doctor or her GP and she will also need a midwife. She may have to go herself to see her midwife but as soon as she gives birth, her midwife might go to see her instead, because she doesn’t have any problems right now with her pregnancy she wouldn’t really need a lot of formal care for now. She might also need informal care because adults in need of services may well need help with activities of daily life so she might want her close friends and family members to stay with her at times and help her with few things.
Martin is a 17 year old boy. He belongs in the adolescence life stage.
Adolescents become more and more able to function independently although it is still important that they have an emotionally secure environment. Martin is starting a sexual relationship with his first serious girlfriend; he is getting depressed about his acne.
Everybody wants to retain their beauty and charm throughout their age, especially in teenage. When teenagers get affected by acne, it greatly hurts their self-esteem and confidence. Teenagers do not want anything irritating on their face or body; they always want their face and body to be fresh and glowing. In this case Martin will need formal care, because he will need to see a doctor or GP so that his acne can get treated. He may also need informal care, his family and friends could probably help him bring back his self-esteem and confidence. As for his sexual relationship with his first serious girlfriend he will need informal care. It will be best for him to ask either his parents or brother or sister for advice before he does anything with his girlfriend. Off cause they will advise him to use condom.
Sharon is 52, and she is a mother of 3. She belongs in the adulthood life stage. Sharon is demonstrating the first signs of menopause. Menopause is defines as the end of the last menstrual period. Menopause is the cycle in a woman’s life when her ovaries stop producing eggs, when her periods begin to stop and when her hormone levels change. It is something that typically happens between the ages of 47and 53.
The symptoms of menopause are:
- Hot flashes and night sweats
- Vaginal symptoms
- Urinary symptoms
- Emotional symptoms
- Other physical changes
In this case Sharon needs formal care; she will need to see a doctor for any treatments. She also needs informal care because adults in need of care services may well need help with the activities of daily life, so there for she will need her family to help her out. Life can get more complex in the presence of a long-lasting illness for the responsibility of an adult life. At this stage many adults face the challenge of maintaining relationships and handling different complicated diseases.
Robert is 50 years old and, he belongs in the adulthood life stage and he is a runner.
Although he is a keen runner, he is becoming overweight, possibly because of the alcohol that he consumes. He is gaining weight because of alcohol. If you have a healthy appetite and drink above recommended levels you’re likely to become overweight because of the calories in the alcohol. In this case he would need formal care because he might want to see his GP and his can refer him to a specialist service.
Billy is 78 and he belongs in the older adulthood life stage. As people face the end of their lives they will need some sort of support. Billy needs formal and informal care. Sharon and Robert care for Sharon’s father, Billy. Billy is becoming increasingly frail and has started to show the first signs of dementia. Dementia is an illness of the brain. When someone has dementia, brain cells are damaged and die faster than they would normally; because Sharon and Robert have their own problems they could consider taking him to a day care centre or a care home. Even though he is old and can’t really take care of himself he should still be treated as an individual and not be discriminated against because of his age.
At this age people lose the ability to look after themselves. Billy will need help with washing, dressing, and eating. He may also need to see his GP regularly because he is in adulthood life stage and when you get to this stage you get different kind of illnesses which I think can be treated somehow.
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babyliciouse2294 (student)
