Sex, Intimacy and Aged Care
by Sherman, BarbaraFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): Australian Council for Educational
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Summary
In clear, accessible language, Barbara Sherman explores the issues relevant to sexuality and old age, and challenges us to examine our own attitudes. Stories of the experiences of caregivers, families and people affected by dementia illustrate the difficulties encountered by sexual partners, as well as the complexity of the situations confronting professional careworkers. Sex, Intimacy and Aged Care offers a sympathetic perspective as well as constructive ideas for dealing with older people's feelings, desires and behaviour, and explodes the myths surrounding a normal part of life.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| About this book | |
| How to use this book | |
| Sexuality and old age | p. 1 |
| Thoughts and myths | p. 3 |
| Beliefs, values and attitudes | p. 11 |
| Values and attitudes of older people | p. 19 |
| Sexuality and dementia | p. 27 |
| The effect of dementia on sexual behaviour | p. 29 |
| Problems of sexually charged behaviour | p. 45 |
| Solving the problem | p. 63 |
| The effect of dementia on marriage and families | p. 75 |
| Sexuality and residential care | p. 97 |
| Ethical and legal issues | p. 121 |
| Ethics, law and aged care | p. 123 |
| Knotty issues | p. 141 |
| Exercises | p. 169 |
| Residents' rights and responsibilities | p. 175 |
| Rights and responsibilities of workers | p. 179 |
| Social workers' code of ethics | p. 180 |
| Dementia and drugs - a layperson's guide to medical jargon | p. 187 |
| Bibliography | p. 191 |
| Index | p. 195 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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