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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
The course offers an initial study of individual health with an emphasis on wellness and prevention. The second focus of the course is on the history, evolution, and development of the present American health care system including the role of the various health care providers.
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3.00 Credits
A basic-level medical terminology course for those who plan to be involved or are already involved in allied health or nursing fields, the course will cover the definition, spelling and pronunciation of medical word roots and combining forms, prefixes, suffixes and medical abbreviations. Note: Some sections of this course may be offered online.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a multidisciplinary perspective of the biological, psychological and sociocultural aspects of aging. An overview of the issues that significantly impact the older adult, their family and society is presented. The demographics profile of America’s older adult serves as a basis for explaining issues related to physical and mental health changes, role transitions, care and living arrangements for the older adult.
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3.00 Credits
Knowledge of normal and abnormal age-related change is essential to professional practice in many disciplines. This course explores the processes of aging, using several theoretical frameworks and practice models to promote understanding of the biophysical and psychosocial domains of the aged person. Strategy and intervention toward health promotion is emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the effects of Alzheimer’s Disease on the total family functioning. The impact of this disease on the physical, emotional and social health of the caregiver is explored. Caregiver burden is defined and ways of assisting the caregiver are outlined.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the social issues associated with aging and their effect on the elderly person. The course will examine the societal and cultural viewpoints which surround the social issues. The course will explore resources available to the older adult as possible solutions to the social issues.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how aging affects performance issues. Topics include community mobility, work and retirement, technology, disease, disability, rehabilitation, caregiver issues and role changes.
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3.00 Credits
The course will take a comparative approach to a study of ideologies and traditions toward old age in selected cultures around the world. Cultures studies will include: Native American, African, Asian, and European. The last part of the course will look at the evolving history of old age in the United States from the Colonial Period to the present. Some of the issues covered include: elderly in the family and society, changing ideas about old age, history of public policies toward the elderly, gender differences, impact of the growing numbers of elderly on historical and political events.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with issues of adjustment, psychological coping and psychological disorders in the later part of the life span. The class will study theories and research of personality development in the elderly, factors influencing coping and adjustment. Focus will be on the occurrence, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological and psychiatric disorders in the elderly.
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3.00 Credits
The behavioral, affective, cognitive, physiological and causative theories of delirium and dementia are presented. Assessment of individuals with cognitive impairment and interventions for the related disorders are discussed.
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