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It is a term used when describing good dementia care and also best practice in advocacy. It recognises a person's individuality, their personal history and personality. It seeks to understand the world from the individual's perspective. When a person behaves in a way that is difficult, aggressive or inappropriate it is the role of others to try to understand why the person is behaving in that way, especially if they are unable to explain this themselves. Knowing their past history, relationships and interests or trying to see the world from their perspective can often help with this. Person-centred also means focusing on the best in someone, their strengths rather than their difficulties, responding to their feelings even when we do not understand their behaviour.…
Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are still somewhat of a mystery in the medical world. Most people believe that they are one in the same. More often than not, people use Alzheimer’s disease and dementia interchangeably, due to their similarities. This, coupled with the public’s lack of awareness of these subjects, contributes to mix-ups and misconceptions in everyday conversations about the two. The intended purpose of this writing is to give the reader a general overview on the topics mentioned, as well as answer the question – How are dementia and Alzheimer’s disease different?…
Although dementia is often viewed as an “old person’s disorder, its effects ripple down in many directions such as family, caregivers, finances, and the healthcare system, leaving behind many unanswered questions and confusion for all. The purpose of this paper will be to answer some of these questions, so that a better understanding of dementia will be possible. By doing so through research already performed, articles written on the subject, and information found in books written by experts in the fields of gerontology, developmental disorders (neurological), and dementia specifically, the average reader will be able to define dementia, understand basic concepts and theories of causation, explain the progression of this disorder, and fully appreciate the potential and real effects this disorder has on the individual, caregivers, costs (both for the individual and society), and lastly, learn coping strategies to help all affected make the best out of a debilitating disorder of the brain.…
3. Explain why depression, delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia…
Dementia is the term used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by…
Randy, a father of two children, and a son of a father that have been diagnosed by the killer disease of dementia, wrote an article “Dear Dementia, I Hate You” to express his feelings and emotions. The author have overpowered with the side against the heart breaking memory loss, showing hatred, and range against it, refusing to feel any other way, or accepting his father’s destiny. Throughout the article, randy have used persuasive adjectives, and religious manners all at once, spreading to the people his word about how affect dementia is and could be, and the same time, showing the people the innocence of his father comparing. Randy used his infuriating tone to get the people to feel how serious he is, but simultaneously he used sympathy to show hoe injurious this disease could be.…
1.The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease or a series of strokes.The term ‘dementia’ is often misunderstood and some people use the terms ‘senile’, ‘dementia’ and ‘Alzheimer’s’ interchangeably, thinking that they are one and the same thing.…
Alzheimer’s was first discovered by a German physician by the name of Dr. Alois Alzheimer when he “specifically identified a collection of brain cell abnormalities as a disease” (A History of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2012, para. 1) in one of his patients that died after “years of severe memory problems, confusion, and difficulty understanding questions” (A History of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2012, para. 1). During this time within history, Alzheimer’s disease was not known as a disease, but just a normal part of aging. It was only because of a “discovered link between cognitive decline and the number of plaques and tangles in the brain” (A History of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2012, para. 2) that Alzheimer’s was recognized as something other than just people getting older.…
Swartout-Corbeil, D. & Davidson, T. (2011). Dementia. Health & Wellness Resource Center. Retrieved from http://0galenet.galegroup.com.library.svsu.edu/servlet/HWRC/hits?r=d&origSearch=true&rlt=1&o=&bucket=ref&n=10&l=d&searchTerm=2NTA&index=BA&basicSearchOption=KE&tcit=1_1_1_1_1_1&c=2&docNum=DU2601000414&locID=lom_saginawvsu&secondary=false&t=RK&s=1&SU=Dementia…
* Early onset AD: Symptoms appear before age 60. This type is much less common than late onset. However, it tends to get worse quickly. Early onset disease can run in families. Several genes have been identified.…
Symptoms of dementia start out slowly and generally progress over time. The number of people with some type of dementia is an estimated 24 million worldwide. (Label) It is one of the world’s fastest growing diseases and it is only getting worse. One particular subject, Penny Liddy, started with symptoms of dementia at age 68. She got to the point of not remembering key events, hallucinations, and getting lost while driving. After these issues began to multiply, her family took her to the Center for Healthy Aging, an adult geriatric clinic where she was evaluated and diagnosed her with cortical dementia.…
a. What impact do you think Alzheimer’s disease has on the patient’s family and/or caregivers?…
Dementia is a type of health disorder that has a variety of effects. It results from diseases or injuries that relate to the brain (Whitman, 2009). The result is always a persistent or a chronic problem with the normal functioning of the mental processes. Some of its effects include; problems with the memory and a change in personality. Dementia impacts on all types of people and as such creating awareness about it globally is important so that it is prevented before it happens. The effect of dementia is especially common in people because the symptoms are not easily recognizable and especially among the elderly who relate the symptoms to old age. There are several reasons as to why it is important that dementia be taught globally.…
The overall purpose is to provide an explanation of Alzheimer’s disease and its stages. Alzheimer’s disease affects the elderly, and in some rare cases individuals that are in their middle ages. The disease’s severity is diagnosed by stages. The higher the stage the worse the symptoms can be. In the first stages, friends and family members might notice changes in behavior, mood and communication patterns. Most common signs of the first stage include forgetting events and social withdrawal and forgetting where things are placed. During the middle stages of Alzheimer 's, the main sign is being unable to perform daily task and needing assistance. A person in this stage has decreased judgment and skills in maintaining good hygiene. The individual’s memory will become worse. However, they can recall their own name, but may have trouble remembering family members and can become disoriented. The main symptom, which occurs in, the late stages of Alzheimer’s, is severe personality and behavior changes. According to the…
Alzheimer’s disease is the decline of mental function and the most common form of dementia (Parsa, 2011). Dementia is a term used to describe multiple areas of functions that have progressive declines, such as “decline in memory, reasoning, communication skills, and the ability to carry out daily activities” (Banerjee, 2012, p. 706). Banerjee (2012) further explains that in conjunction with those declines, and at any point of the disease, individuals with dementias could develop symptoms of behavioral and psychological troubles such as “depression, psychosis, aggression, and wandering, causing problems in themselves, [and] complicate care” (p. 706).…