38 THE QUEENS COURIER • HEALTH • JANUARY 5, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM health LOSS OF SECURITY AND AGING emotional security may also be critical, as has been confi rmed by research. Major illness and impairment can easily be understood as threats to security. However physical setbacks that are not life-threatening in themselves can lay the foundation for psychological disaster. An old person may have an episode of Dr. Sheldon Ornstein is a registered professional nurse with a doctoral degree in nursing organization. He has specialized in the care of older adults and has published many articles on the subject. He has done post-graduate work in gerontology at several universities. In 2013, he was inducted into the Nursing Hall of Fame at Teachers College, Columbia University. We’re here for your call. Toll Free 1.866.586.8044 TTY/TDD 1.800.662.1220 and has taught incontinence, for example. Th is can generate self-doubt, even shame. He or she may be reluctant to participate in social life out of fear of embarrassment, even aft er the episode has passed. Th e person would rather withdraw from human relationships than face possible rejection, avoidance, pity or ridicule. Th e trigger need not be incontinence. It can be skin changes, problems with hearing or vision – anything that threatens to reduce the person’s status and functioning in society. He may become anxious to the extent of irrationality, or sink into a depressed withdrawal. He may also be especially vulnerable to psycho physiological suff ering by pathological changes in blood pressure, digestion and cardiac functioning. It is easy to be glib and attribute an old person’s depression or agitation to dementia or, just as carelessly, to “old age.” But if we know the person and what is critical for his or her sense of basic emotional security, then we can appreciate the disturbed state of mind as a natural response to certain experienced threats. Of primary importance is the fact that the person himself experiences the threat as real. Th e question that must then be asked is, must the old person have to accept insecurity and deprivation? But that’s for a future article. Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug Plans • Dental, vision and hearing • Transportation • Over-the-counter pre-paid cards • Fitness center membership or low cost Plan premiums Doctor visits Generic drugs $0 Contact us for eligibility and enrollment [email protected] | agewellnewyork.com Part II In last month’s article entitled Loss of Security and Aging, Part I, I attempted to describe the experiences and turbulence that can accompany the passage into and through old age and depression. I would now like to deal with the relationship between emotional health and security and its potential for psychological disaster. For some people the sense of security is visible and palpable: the place they live in, the familiar furnishings, the neighborhood and, of course, the faces they see around them. Th ey may not actually enjoy all this. Th ere may be endless complaints about the poor heating, the noisy neighbors, etc. But everything that contributes to the fabric of daily life also contributes to the basic sense of security. Th e person continues to know and value himself because the intimate world around him continues to affi rm his identity. Th e relationship between health and AgeWell New York, LLC is a HMO plan with a Medicare contract and a Coordination of Benefits Agreement with New York State Department of Health. Enrollment in AgeWell New York, LLC depends on contract renewal. This information is not a complete description of benefits. Contact the plan for more information. Limitations, copayments, and restrictions may apply. 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