The most surprising thing for me was how often problems with medications are mistaken for normal aging. Cruikshank explains that older adults may often take several drugs, even though aging bodies may react differently and side effects can mimic decline (Cruikshank,...
What sparked me the most about Cruikshank was how easily aging can be tied to becoming sick. I never really thought about how society can make older people feel as if something is wrong with them just because they’re getting older. Cruikshank states that older adults...
More Than a Diagnosis: Social Roles and the Medical Model of Aging Stephanie Reyes Blog Post 3 | Aging Practice, Policy & Research When I think about older adults, I think about people who have lived entire lives, raised families, worked, experienced loss, and...
What surprised me most about Cruikshank’s discussion of overmedicalization is how common the practice seems to be in healthcare. What is most peculiar to me is that we have almost normalized older adults taking a large number of medications. Why is it considered okay...
Joshua Gaston Aging Practice September 26, 2026 Blog Post 3 Social Roles and the Medical Model of Aging The readings challenged me to separate aging itself from the illnesses, medications, and social assumptions that often surround it. My main takeaway is that...
