Thursday, September 09, 2004
Excess TLC Speeds up The Aging Process
Some psychologists had studied that too much help to elderly can speed up their aging process. Too much help to elderly, either healthy or chronically ill, can do more harm than good to them.
In some nursing home, the staffs care for the elderly with dressing up, putting on shoes and glooming etc. The elderly become very dependent and lose motivation and interest to be creative. No motivation to do things for themselves can speed up their aging process.
The proper amount of tender loving care for the chronically ill elderly is good, but if too much, they become too dependent and they will lose the will power to fight the illness and prolong the recovery time. Psychologically, they still think that they are ill even when they are getting better. They want to be dependent. When their bodies and minds rest too much, the immune system as well as physical ability become weakening,
If the elderly can manage doing things for themselves, they should be encouraged to do so instead of helping them too much. Encouraging them to be independent can give them the opportunities to exercise their minds and bodies, which may even help them to prevent from Alzheimer.
關懷過度催人老
近來國外提出了這樣的新觀點：無論對健康的還是患有慢性疾病的老年人，給予“過多”乃至“無微不至”的關懷，不但對其無益，而且可能有害。
德國心理學家聯合會對許多養老院進行調查后發現，對老年人過多幫助反而會促進他們的衰老過程。
研究人員指出，這些養老院的護理人員對老人關懷備至，老人生活中的一切包括能夠自理的事情，如穿衣、穿鞋、梳理等都由護理員代勞。結果形成了一種依賴關系，老人自己無法按個人意志和愛好來安排生活，失去了主觀能動性，由此促進了身心的衰老過程。對此，有關專家認為，凡是老人能夠處理的事情最好讓他們自己去做，這樣能使老人勤動腦和多動手腳，有助於防止老年痴呆症發生，對四肢骨骼和肌肉的強健也大有益處。 對慢性病老年患者給予熱情關懷本是一件好事，但美國心理學家通過觀察研究后提出：如果這種關懷“過度”了。老人的康復期反而會延長的。 為什麼“好心”沒有好結果呢？原因在於慢性病人心理上常會有一種依賴心理，心理學家稱之為“病人角色”，表現為在醫療過程中常產生依賴醫生的治療及他人照顧的心理，雖病情好轉，但總認為自己尚未康復，還想繼續治療並依賴他人的照顧。而心理上的這種依賴，使其失去與疾病作斗爭的主動性和康復的動機，並使軀體及精神處於休息狀態，從而減弱了自身內在的抗病力和免疫功能，由此成為康復的障礙。 (郭宏偉)
Some psychologists had studied that too much help to elderly can speed up their aging process. Too much help to elderly, either healthy or chronically ill, can do more harm than good to them.
In some nursing home, the staffs care for the elderly with dressing up, putting on shoes and glooming etc. The elderly become very dependent and lose motivation and interest to be creative. No motivation to do things for themselves can speed up their aging process.
The proper amount of tender loving care for the chronically ill elderly is good, but if too much, they become too dependent and they will lose the will power to fight the illness and prolong the recovery time. Psychologically, they still think that they are ill even when they are getting better. They want to be dependent. When their bodies and minds rest too much, the immune system as well as physical ability become weakening,
If the elderly can manage doing things for themselves, they should be encouraged to do so instead of helping them too much. Encouraging them to be independent can give them the opportunities to exercise their minds and bodies, which may even help them to prevent from Alzheimer.
關懷過度催人老
近來國外提出了這樣的新觀點：無論對健康的還是患有慢性疾病的老年人，給予“過多”乃至“無微不至”的關懷，不但對其無益，而且可能有害。
德國心理學家聯合會對許多養老院進行調查后發現，對老年人過多幫助反而會促進他們的衰老過程。
研究人員指出，這些養老院的護理人員對老人關懷備至，老人生活中的一切包括能夠自理的事情，如穿衣、穿鞋、梳理等都由護理員代勞。結果形成了一種依賴關系，老人自己無法按個人意志和愛好來安排生活，失去了主觀能動性，由此促進了身心的衰老過程。對此，有關專家認為，凡是老人能夠處理的事情最好讓他們自己去做，這樣能使老人勤動腦和多動手腳，有助於防止老年痴呆症發生，對四肢骨骼和肌肉的強健也大有益處。 對慢性病老年患者給予熱情關懷本是一件好事，但美國心理學家通過觀察研究后提出：如果這種關懷“過度”了。老人的康復期反而會延長的。 為什麼“好心”沒有好結果呢？原因在於慢性病人心理上常會有一種依賴心理，心理學家稱之為“病人角色”，表現為在醫療過程中常產生依賴醫生的治療及他人照顧的心理，雖病情好轉，但總認為自己尚未康復，還想繼續治療並依賴他人的照顧。而心理上的這種依賴，使其失去與疾病作斗爭的主動性和康復的動機，並使軀體及精神處於休息狀態，從而減弱了自身內在的抗病力和免疫功能，由此成為康復的障礙。 (郭宏偉)
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