The general impression conveyed by the literature In the social psychology of aging is that various dimensions of the self, including self-esteem, are relatively fixed and stable by the later stages of the life cycle. Existing research implies that the self-esteem of older persons is higher than that of younger persons, and also more stable or resistant to external influences. This study examin...

From the individual viewpoint, active aging refers to ability of older persons, depending on their goals, functional capacity and opportunities, engage in desired activities. This study investigated role health literacy among persons differing number chronic conditions. Data were collected from 948 individuals, 57% women, aged 75, 80 85 2017–2018 city Jyväskylä Central Finland. Health was asses...

Background: Long-term spinal pain is a common health problem, often leading to disabilities. There is still no general agreement on what measures to use for evaluating disability in people with spinal pain. Performance-based tests are often used by physiotherapists for assessing impairments and activity limitations, but our knowledge of the clinimetric properties of such tests has been limited....

Acetaldehyde (ACD) is the first metabolite of ethanol. Although, the role of ACD in ethanol addiction has been controversial, there are data showing a relationship. The objective of the current study was to further test the hypothesis that ACD itself is reinforcing. For this reason, we carried out a study on operant oral ACD self-administration. Wistar rats were trained to self-administer tap w...

Background: Physical activity for persons with Parkinson Disease (PD) is recommended yet little is known about the physical activity levels in this patient population. The primary aim was to assess the feasibility of using a direct measurement and self-report measure of physical activity in patients with PD. Methods: Physical activity was recorded in 11 out-patients with mild to moderate PD. An...

BACKGROUND Familiarity disorders (FDs) critically impact social cognition in persons with schizophrenia. FDs can affect both relationships with people familiar to the patient and the patient's relationship with himself, in the case of a self-disorder. Skin conductance response (SCR) studies have shown that familiar and unknown faces elicit the same emotional response in persons with schizophren...

Scientific research on the development of issues optimization gerontological care is traditionally conducted in field somatic pathology and, to a lesser extent, dental care. Purpose study determine socio-hygienic status, need for elderly population "Center provision special and social services", Great Patriotic War polyclinic clinic JSC NMU im. Asfendiyarov, Almaty, Kazakhstan. Research objecti...

This book was originally written in the above spirit: we cannot know anything about an afterlife, but we can experience God’s love in this life, and be filled, as a result, with such joy and gratitude, that we will not even consider worthwhile any other way to live. I intended to leave it at that, because I wanted to make the book as non-speculative as possible; and yet, the more I thought abou...