Journal 6 Late Adulthood

Part 1: Dice Roll

Before completing the written portion of the journal assignment, you must complete the dice roll. During the dice roll, you will identify specific characteristics of your “person”.

Instructions:

Roll one die one time for each set of characteristics listed below. Your “person” will have the characteristics for the corresponding numbers listed.

Characteristics:

1. Has your person had a heart attack?

a. 1, 3, 5 = YES

b. 2, 4, 6 = NO (if NO, skip to Question 3)

2. How are they doing?

a. 1, 3 = They are doing well, no long-term problems seen

b. 2 = Doing ok but have occasional symptoms

c. 4, 6 = They are doing fair although they receive regular heart checks

d. 5 = They are doing poorly and are at high risk for a second heart attack

3. What other health conditions does your person have?

a. 1 = Arthritis

b. 2 = Alzheimer’s disease

c. 3 = Diabetes

d. 4 = Obesity

e. 5 = Cancer

f. 6 = None

4. If your person was married in Journal 5, is the spouse still living? Skip to question 7 if your person was not married in Journal 5.

a. 1, 3, 5 = YES (move on to question 5, DO NOT complete question 6)

b. 2, 4, 6 = NO (skip to question 6)

5. What is the spouse’s health?

a. 1, 3, 5 = Doing poorly and has at least one chronic illness

b. 2, 4, 6 = Doing well physically and emotionally

6. What stage of grief is the individual in?

a. 1 = Denial

b. 2 = Anger

c. 3, 4 = Acceptance

d. 5 = Depression

e. 6 = Bargaining

7. Does your person now have grandchildren? (If your person had no children, skip to question 9)

a. 1, 2, 3 = YES (move on to question 8)

b. 4, 5, 6 = NO (skip to question 9)

8. What is their relationship with them?

a. 1, 3 = Geographically distant but emotionally close

b. 2, 6 = Geographically and emotionally distant

c. 4, 5 = Geographically and emotionally close

9. How many close friends does your person have?

a. The number you roll is the number of friends your person has