Description of the Self

As a male of 70 years, I am immersed in the process of aging. Because I am relatively stocky, I am also somewhat stooped. My hair has become completely gray and so has my facial and body hair. There are deep creases in my face that run parallel to my nose and I suspect that my chin has become more prominent. Like other elderly men, I find myself required to pay careful attention to my grooming, clipping hair that has begun to sprout in places where it never appeared before.

With regard to my feelings, physically, I am in relatively good health. I have a slight touch of arthritis that is exacerbated on those days that the weather is particularly damp or cold. Otherwise, my health is good though I must pay careful attention to maintaining my weight and to keeping my cholesterol and blood pressure levels in a desirable range.

My major problem at this time is contemplating the onset of AlzheimerÆs disease in my spouse. The condition was diagnosed some time ago and due to excellent care and medication, many of the symptoms have been either delayed or relatively mild. At this time, however, it is becoming increasingly apparent that my wife is deteriorating much more rapidly than in the past. This is a source of deep emotional stress.

Emotionally and psychologically, I perceive myself to be in good condition. I am still married at this time and I am close to my grown children and grandchildren. M

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my economic situation, my wifeÆs medical and psychological condition, my own comfort with ending an active work life, and my ability to remain self-sufficient and able to care for my wife. It is important for the social worker to have an in-depth understanding of all the details of a clientÆs situation in order to provide for meaningful intervention. I would need to provide the social worker with more knowledge about my ethnicity, nationality, and degree of acculturation. Comparison and Contrast At this point in my life û the present û I am beginning to approach early middle age in that I am an adult male attending school and working for a living. I am not currently married and have no children. In the previous section of this assignment I hypothesized what my future would look like in later life and included in that future a large family, retirement from work, and a number of psychological and physical concerns. At the present time, I am in excellent health and peak physical condition. I would not expect this to be the case when I reach the age of 70, though I would expect that I would give a great deal of time and energy to maintaining good health. Other things that have changed include the acquisition of new
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Approximate Word count = 2149
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page)

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