Health Sciences 2711A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Eternal Youth, Ageism

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 2711A/B
• Professor: Marie Savundranayagam

Document Summary

Ageism: a distaste for growing old, disease, disability, fear of powerlessness, uselessness and death, stereotypes and myths, institutional discrimination, simple avoidance or dislike, ageism= prejudice + discrimination, prejudice= stereotypes + attitudes. Stereotypes: mistaken or exaggerated beliefs about a group (- stereotypes= - attitudes) Negative stereotypes: illness, impotency, ugliness, mental decline, myths are kind of like negative, mental illness stereotypes, uselessness, isolation, poverty, depression. Attitudes: feelings about the group (- attitudes reinforce - stereotypes: to promote a positive change in attitude need to: Direct experience with the elderly population: discrimination (- or +) = personal acts + institutional policies. Employment, government agencies, family housing and health care. Age bias in the health care industry, that if changed could benefit the. Qaly if received appropriate measures: health care professionals ill-prepared to care for older patients. Also reflects unconscious awareness and lack of control of those involved. Explained with informational or motivational bias: (cid:862)positi(cid:448)e attitudes s(cid:272)ored highest (cid:449)he(cid:374) (cid:272)orrelated (cid:449)ith typi(cid:272)al positi(cid:448)e stereotypes(cid:863)