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An 8 page paper discussing a method of reducing depression among older individuals through encouraging them to revisit the past and conduct a life review. The concept of reminiscence therapy seems rather simplistic, but its simplicity may be one factor that makes it so effective. Research and observation both conclude that reminiscing effects positive change in depressive status among seniors. Nurses choosing it as an intervention can benefit from it as well. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
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The concept of reminiscence therapy seems rather simplistic, but its simplicity may be one factor that makes it so effective. Research and observation both
conclude that reminiscing effects positive change in depressive status among seniors. Nurses choosing it as an intervention can benefit from it as well. Personal Experience
I remember standing at the laboratory bench during the first lab of freshman chemistry in college, terrified by the first instruction in my lab guide: "Light
the burner." Cursing the inadequacy of my high school education that did not require more than only basic science, I first thought not of asking for assistance, but rather
of the courses reputation for holding a significant number of students repeating it, often for the third time or more. It was at that moment that the course professor
chose to visit the lab and stopped to speak to me: "You look familiar. Have I failed you before?" Grade- and results-oriented, I nearly lost my determination
to gain a science degree in that moment. That one course opened world to me that I found fascinating, so much so that I graduated with a minor in
chemistry and another in biochemistry. I recognized the wonder of chemistry, but what I failed to recognize at the time was the solid practice it gave me in developing
the skills necessary for critical thinking. Years later, a series of heartbreaking losses was instrumental in leading me to the edge of despair.
I lost a home and its contents to natural disaster; family treasures stored elsewhere and not lost there later were stolen. The financial burden of paying the mortgage
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