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Title:5 Nutrition Tips for Staying Strong and Healthy After 50 Author: Kristen Kilpatrick Date: n.d. Why relevant and summary: this article gives helpful tips for staying healthy at age 50, by getting the right amount and types of nutrients. How this Influenced my thinking: reinforced my thoughts on the importance of a healthy and well balanced diet at age 50. credibility: Dr. Oz. written by Kilpatrick, registered dietitian

Title: Middle Adulthood: Physical & Cognitive Development Author:Ethel Cantu Date Published:n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: this webpage discusses what happens physically and cognitively as adults age. It also discusses what factors increase losses and how life styles pre determine our physical and cognitive outcome. How this /Influenced my Thinking: This webpage gave me insightful information about how life style also plays a role in aging. Credibility: it is an educational webpage, .edu

Title-Middle Adulthood: Physical & Cognitive Development Author- Robert Feldman Date- No date Why relevant and summary: It has a lot of useful information. It covers different information regarding. It also covers information regarding cognitive and physical changes. How this influenced my thinking now I know more about what mid adults go through. Credibility of source: It seems credible. It has a lot of useful information.

Title: What Makes for a Happy Marriage Author: Larry J. Koenig, Ph.D Date Published: 2006 Why Relevant and Summary: Good stuff to think about How This Influenced My Thinking: Just reinforced what I thought Credibility of Source: Very Good

Title: Caregiving Support & Help: Tips for Making Family Caregiving Easier Date: last update April 2013 Author: Melinda Smith, M.A. and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. Why relevant and summary: This was a very interesting article that outlined some of the challenges of being a caregiver and how to handle the situation. Some of the tips where practical like, exercise, eat healthy or get enough sleep to more specific which had to do with how to handle the emotional burden of the situation. How has this influenced my thinking: This article was very interesting for me, because I currently support my parents, even though they are in good health and able to take care of themselves, still some of the issues outline in the article apply to my situation as well. Source credibility: The article was publish on a government website and the authors are medical professionals.

Title: Debate: Should Schools Ban Animal Dissection Authors: many contributors Date: n.d. Summary and Why Relevant: Various arguments for and against animal dissection in schools. Relevant in writing my paper about Perry's stages of reflective judgement. I feel strongly about this and enjoyed writing my paper with some outside resources for further insight into the pros and cons. How This Influenced My Thinking: A deeper awareness of the pros and cons of the argument. Credibility of Source: fairly credible - online forum for all

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: Successful Aging: What does it look like Author: Lucille Bearon Date Published: 1996 Why Relevant and Summary: This journal is very brief, but states the three primary ideas of the Disengagement theory. How this influenced my thinking: Gave an extensive outlook on successful aging and discussed many of the theories that have been presented and the new trends regarding successful aging Credibility: seems credible since the author has a Ph D

Titile: What is the Active Theory of Aging? Author: Terri Briseno Date: n.d. Summary and Why Relevant: This further explains the activity theory of aging, and its benefits to the older population in reference to treatment, rather than allowing them to become disengauged, more effort was made to make them comfortable, and allow them to do things they enjoyed (nursing homes) i somewhat replaces the disengagement theory, but is seen as "common sense" How this Influenced my Thinking: Learned about more theories. elders become less active participants in other areas of life, but are not limited to enjoying their hobbies. Credibility: Discovery Health, Author is a nurse and freelance writer and editor.

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: A review of successful aging models: Proposing proactive coping as an important additional strategy Author: Carolijn Ouwehand, Denise T.D. de Ridder, Jozien M. Bensing Date Published: Aug. 3, 2006 Why relevant and summary: This is a really great look into aging successfully and what that process entails. It delves into selective optimization with compensation. The authors argue that proactive coping - attempting to prevent potential stressors that are the cause of this decrease in resources - may be a valuable strategy for successful aging. The authors also present this theory as a method of postponing disengagement from daily activities. How this influenced my thinking: I have not given much thought to aging, although I know it is happening and will continue to happen. I've always just kind of viewed the elderly with a distant form of respect coupled with a bit of sorrow. Let's face it, who wants to get old? Yet, this will happen to all of us unless (god forbid) some unforseen tragedy strikes first. Reading about ways to gracefully and successfully age and avoid or postpone disengagement, will go a long way as people enter older adulthood. When I reach older adulthood, I hope to be as active as that 106 year old man who started running marathons in his 80s!

Title:Maintaining good health at 50 and over Author:Jane Harrison-Hohner Date published:2011 Why relevant and summary:This page is relevant because it discusses the health of a 50 year old woman. Women 50 and over should maintain stroing bones, a healthy heart, and seek preventative exams. How this influenced my thinking:It's important to have a proper inkate of calcium and vitamin D, but also doing weight-bearing exercises for strong bones. Credibility of source:Credible, it's from WebMD

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: The Do's and Don'ts of Divorce for Parents Author: James Lehman, MSW Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This goes over how to handle discussing divorce with children, what might be expected. and how to react to children's behaviour. Gives a list of what to try to do, and what to avoid. How this Influenced my Thinking: This showed me that there are multiple reasons for divorce, and how children usually feel fear when they dont know what will be happening to their family. this also showed me that family divorce counseling might not always be favorable. Credibility: Empowering Parents website that won an iParenting media award. ideas, not straight facts.

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.

Title: A Mom's Guide to Toddler Discipline Author: Stephanie Wood Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: Provides different tips and methods with which to discipline a toddler...how to stay in control and keep your sanity when parenting a toddler. Identifies what to expect and how to react. How This Influenced My Thinking: Gave me some tips that are practicable and will be useable if I were to have children, or when interacting with children of that age. Credibility of Source: Parenting.com; from perspective of an experienced mother.

Title: Author: No author. Date Published: N.D. Why Relevant and Summary: An extensive and thorough explanation of what ADHD is, what the symptoms are, the different variations of it, solutions with which to combat it, medications to take, parenting tips, ADHD through the ages, coexisting conditions, etc. Very useful. How This Influenced My Thinking: It enhanced my knowledge and perception of ADHD and those who have ADHD... allowed me to relate it to my experience of having a sister with ADHD. Credibility of Source: NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health)

Title: The Three Trimesters of Pregnancy Author: Robin Ellise Weiss Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: It discussed what occurred in each of the trimesters and how the baby develops in each stage. How This Influenced My Thinking: This helped influence my thinking because I'll be more aware of what goes on in each stage so when I have children I'll know how my baby should be developing. Credibility of Source: Seems credible

Title:Intelligence: The Measurement of Cognitive Capabilities Date: n.d Author: Angela Oswalt Summary and Why Relevant: it is relevant because it talks about the intelligence of children and what affects their intelligence. I believe that it is a good site because it goes into IQ test and how they work on children. How This Influenced My Thinking: It made me realize that children are more complex in their intelligence than I thought them to be. Their brains are a mystery and everyone learns and thinks differently. Credibility of Source: It is from a mental health website.

Title: Experts Weigh in on Childhood Obesity Author:Rebecca Sharim Storace, M.D. Date Published: March 13, 2013 Summary/Why Relevant: This article discusses how important obesity in children are and what we as parents can do when our own children are obese. How can we help them to overcome obesity? How it influenced my thinking: This helps me to realize how truly important it is to emphasize that this a lifestyle change, not a diet. We want our children to understand the importance of health and exercise and that short amount of efforts will not reap long term gains. Credibility: Very. The authors provide citations for the research study as well as other resources.