Question

You identify the needs and concerns of an elderly couple. They are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in a couple of days. They are having a party and expecting out-of-town guests to join them. They are feeling anxious and sad about the possibility of the disaster interrupting their celebration.What can you do to help them feel better?

Answer 1

The options are

Try to help them forget about it

Help them contact their out of town guests

Try to increase their appreciation for the years they have spent

Help them develop an alternative plan for the celebration

Tell the couple your real job is as a party planner and you will help them for a fee.

The answer is Try to increase their appreciation for the years they have spent

Help them develop an alternative plan for the celebration.

Appreciating someone helps to put peoples mind at rest and deceases anxiety. Alternative plans for the celebration which won’t make them scared of any disaster should be considered also.