Erikson's theory Question Answer 2022

Running Head: REFLECTION
LIVING WITH THE OLD
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Professor
Institution
Course

REFLECTION 2
What, if anything, surprised you?
What surprised me most in the video is the increasing number of individuals living alone
in their old age and the increased level of non-remarriage cases.
What did you find most meaningful, and why?
What I found most meaningful in this video was the fact that most of us can plan their
future but it is not certain that the future will be like that. A person will plan to die while healthy
but all that could be overturned since we continue losing function and this would be depended on
how much care an old person receives. I found out that some of the elderly people do not find joy
in their old age and what they have already achieved during their youthful stage and since they
do not accept themselves, they end up living a messy life in their old age (Martha & Suzanne ,
2017).
How has this changed your view of growing older, and of the elderly people in your life?
My view to live a long life has changed drastically. It is scary to live for long since living
for long in some cases is accompanied by cases of incurable diseases. A person will also have to
be fed like a kid. However, my view of older people has changed positively. I like the way the
older people volunteer themselves in different organizations to take care of the less advantaged
in society. It is encouraging to meet an older person of 94 years still doing business transactions
without necessarily having to be pushed. Dependence on the younger generation increases with
an increase in the number of old people (Victoria , 2017). The older people will have to be
dependent on the families who live in three or even four generations. Mary feels bad that her
parents are taken care of in an institution and explains that she would feel good if she took care