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Title: Fit over 50 - Abdominal exercises Author: No author Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: A good you tube video showing core exercises that would work well for people over 50. Emphasis on what is safe and other options if you can't do what they show you How This Influenced My Thinking: made me think about ways to adapt exercises for older people Credibility of Source: ok, no credentials shown, but good information.

Title:Sandwich Generation Author:Susan Adcox Date Published:N.D Why Relevant and Summary:It give a good explanation of the sandwich generation How This Influenced My Thinking:I never thought of how difficult that would be. Credibility of Source:Credible

Title: IDEA Health and Fitness Association Author: Jeffrey Janot, PhD Date Published: May, 2005 Why Relevant and Summary: Gave good information How This Influenced My Thinking: Showed how important exercise is Credibility of Source: Good

Title: Colour Vision and its Disorders Author: Dr. Colin Tidy Date Published: 2011 Why Relevent and Summary: Overview of diseases effecting rods and cones How This Influences My Thinking: It never connected the decrease in cones to loss for color vision Credibility of Source: Moderate, written by a doctor, but doctor of what?

Title: Psychosocial Development in Middle Adulthood Authors: Diane E. Papalia Sally Wendkos Olds Ruth Duskin Feldman Date Published: 2004 Why relevant and summary: This is just a really great outline from a McGraw Hill Human Development Textbook. It is a free, online student resource. It touches on all aspects of life in middle adulthood, and provided a good reference point when interviewing my friend's 57 year old mother for the survey. How this influenced my thinking: No one likes to think about aging, let alone the fact that we will all eventually grow old. When we are in our 20s and 30s, reaching middle adulthood seems far off, but the truth is, time passes by quickly and aging is inevitable. This outline is a starting point for further research, and is good guidance for seeking information on what life in middle adulthood is like for the general population.

Title:Pros and Cons of Assisted Living Communitites Author: Katrina Wells Date Published: May 30, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: This gives pros and cons of assisted living communities/facilities from perspectives of the adult who needs care. How This Influenced my thinking: Backed up what i already believed to be true of assisted living communities, as my granparent lived in a senior community. Credibility: "Katrena Wells is a RN in NC with 17 1/2 years of experience in oncology, an educator since 1995, and has taught exercise classes since 1999"

Title: Pros and Cons of Living with Your Elderly Parent Author: Wright, J Date:2009 Summary and why relevant: It give a nice list of what to expect when taking care of your elderly parent, the good and the bad. How this influenced my thinking: I have never really put alot of thought into what i would do when my parents got older and now i can understand better the pros and cons of putting them in a nursing home or caring for them myself. Credibility: Seems credible

Title:Disengagement Theory Author:No Author-Boundless Date Published:N.D Why Relevant and Summary:It clearly explains the theory of disengagement in older adults. How This Influenced My Thinking:It helped me to understand where older people are coming from more personally. Credibility of Source:Fairly credible

Title-What is Successful Aging Author-Dorris Date-n.d. Summary and why relevant-Because it shows different factors and definition on what is a successful aging. How it influenced my thinking-It gave me a bigger look at what people believe is aging successfully Credibility-Seems very credible because there are many resources used and shown.

Title: What is successful Aging? Author: Administrator: Lois Fitzpatrick Date published: no date Why Relevant and Summary: This article/website discusses factors of many aspects of aging and what "successful" aging is defined as. It talks about an overall wellness, spiritually, mentally, and physically. It discusses worrying about things that one shouldn't, and enviromental factors that affect the successful aging of an individual. This article is geared towrds older folks and offers great advice of what an aging individual should implement in order to "age successfully" How This Influenced My Thinking: This article gave me great insight as to what many older people face on a daily basis of aging. This article has made me think of how the younger generations should take all this into account while we are drinking our livers to death. I want to age successfully and this articles encourages that fact. Credibility of Source: .edu website- but know reliable proof that it is credible

Title: Activity Theory Author: Hampton Roy and Charles Russel Date Published: December 11, 2005 Why Relevant and Summary: It's relevant because it gave a great explanation of what the Activity Theory is and how it benefits an aging adult. How This Influenced My Thinking: It helped me begin to plan and change my styles of life in order to age successfully. Credibility of Source: Very credible

Title: Marriage Preparation Author:nd Date Published: NA Why Relevant and Summary: Gives a general idea of ways to be succesful in marriage. How this influenced my thinking: Has influenced my thinking because i did not know there is much needed to be done before getting married. This is in regards to emotional stability with partner Credibility: Not credible enough, however does provide other sources to look at

Author: Creative Commons Title:Activity Theory Date Published:n.d. Summary and Why Relevant: this article discusses the difference between activity theory and disengagement theory. I discusses in depth what activity theory is and how it influences a healthier, happier aging process for the elderly. How this Influenced My Thinking: It gave me a better understanding as to why it is important for the elderly to stay in contact with the outside and how it can add years to their life just by talking and interacting with other people. Credibility: credible

Title: Activity Theory Author: Boundless Date: N.d. Why Relevant and Summary:This article is relevant to the topic because it defines what the Activity Theory. How this influenced my thinking: It helped me understand the way this theory works and demonstrates it. Credibility: I think it is credible because it shows many different sources that were sited.

Title: Successful Aging: A Lifestyle Choice Author: Kyle Roderick Date Published: July 11, 2008 Why relevant and Summary: This article talks about how successful aging appears to depend primarily on the ability to maintain three key behaviors or characteristics: low risk of disease and disease-related disability, high mental and physical function and active engagement with life. How this influenced my thinking: It helped me to understand what I can do to achieve successful aging Credibility of source: research was done my M.D.s

Title:Diabetes basics Author:none Date published: n.d. Why relevant and summary:This article is relevant because it discusses diabetes, which could affect a person in middle adulthood. Diabetes can be affected by age, race, gender and family history. How this influenced my thinking:In terms of age, race and gender, this hits home because this affects my dad. Now that there is a history of it, I need to work on preventing this from happening to me. Credibility of source:Credible, it's from the American diabetes association

Title: Refective Judgement Author: Source : King, P.M. & Kitchener, K.S. (1994). Developing Reflective Judgment. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, pp. 14-16. Date published: 1994 Why Relevant and Summary: This site gives a breakdown of the stages in reflective thinking. Along with the breakdown it gave clear examples of how someone in each of the different stages would react which helped me relate the stages to situations. This gave me a better understanding of each of the stages. It was helpful in writing my paper. How This Influenced My Thinking: The examples that are given are short statements that provide excellent examples of what they described in each stage explanation. Credibility of Source: seems reliable-but no proof that it is legitimate

Title: Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Author: unknown Date Published: July 2012 Why Relevant and Summary: This was relevant to our writing assignments because teratogens can influence the development of the fetus. Therefore, not only does nature affect the development of the baby, but also the environment. How This Influenced My Thinking: This influenced my thinking because it made me aware of what can affect the development of a baby, and how it can be prevented. Credibility of Source: Very credible

Title: Dr. Leaf; Switch on Your Brain Author: Dr. Caroline Leaf Date Published: 2013 Why Relevant & Summary: Dr. Leaf discusses a person's thought life and how that relates to biological & cognitive changes. How this influenced my thinking: This article shows how what one thinks about truly influences health. Credibility of Source: 7/Qualified neurologist and educator

Title: Habituation Author: Various/Multiple Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: Thoroughly explains habituation and the different variables that go into encouraging it. Also contrasts and explains dishabituation. How This Influenced My Thinking: It encouraged me to think of experiences in my own life where I've habituated to a certain stimulus and maybe why I habituated to it. Credibility of Source: Unsure of credibility; made several outside references and cited correctly.