Ageing, Healthy, and in Control: An Alternative Approach to Maintaining the Health of Older People |
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... fears represent a further burden on an already overburdened system . Fear exacerbates the physical symptoms of illness , and obstructs natural healing processes . Thus , when older people become ill , fear can arise by an inadequate ...
... fears represent a further burden on an already overburdened system . Fear exacerbates the physical symptoms of illness , and obstructs natural healing processes . Thus , when older people become ill , fear can arise by an inadequate ...
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... fear that ageing will bring about a decline in sexual excitement and pleasure . The sexual performance of men can be affected by fears of impotence ; many women fear that the menopause will bring difficulties with vaginal lubrication ...
... fear that ageing will bring about a decline in sexual excitement and pleasure . The sexual performance of men can be affected by fears of impotence ; many women fear that the menopause will bring difficulties with vaginal lubrication ...
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... fears of death are worse than shared and certain knowledge that it is so . Yet there are many barriers of fear erected between doctors , dying people and relatives . In some cases , people dying with cancer are told they have ' ulcers ...
... fears of death are worse than shared and certain knowledge that it is so . Yet there are many barriers of fear erected between doctors , dying people and relatives . In some cases , people dying with cancer are told they have ' ulcers ...
Contents
reasserting personal control | 64 |
combating loneliness | 82 |
Diet and nutrition | 98 |
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