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    the disease. Alzheimers is progress when a build up of proteins in the brain lead to a loss of connection between the nerve cells. This itself causes the death of these nerve cells and the loss of brain tissue. People with alzheimers also suffer from a shortage of chemicals in their brain. Thesse chemicals are used to transmit signals around the brain. Where there is a shortage the signals are not transmitted effectively. This causes the person to have confusion over places and time and also issues

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    AS Sociology Sociology Nik Jorgensen Text © Nelson Thornes Distance Learning 2010 Illustrations © Nelson Thornes Distance Learning 2010 All rights reserved. The copyright holders authorise ONLY users of NTDL AS Sociology to make photocopies for their own or their students’ immediate use within the teaching context. No other rights are granted without permission in writing from the publisher or under licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited‚ of Saffron House‚ 6–10 Kirby Street

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    Knowledge & Understanding questions Understand the process and experience of dementia (DEM 301) 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome ANSWER Neurodegenerative diseases is a common cause of dementia which mean that the brain cells known at the neurons either are degenerating therefore the neuron die off quicker which will lead to a more decline in the person mental health such as memory‚ language and sometimes their physical abilities all depending on which area of the brain is

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    Sociology in sport Film review: bend it like Beckham Bend it like beckham is based on Jess‚ a 17 year old British born‚ Sikh girl who has an undying passion for football‚ her favourite player is David Beckham and he is exactly who jess wants to be. But jess’s parents have taken every effort to stay in touch with the families Indian heritage. Jess ’ father and mother are after their daughter to go to law school‚ learn to cook a traditional Indian dinner‚ and settle down with a nice Indian boy

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    Understand the process and experience of dementia Understand the neurology of dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Fixed cognitive impairments are due to a single event. Traumatic brain injury may cause generalized damage to the white matter of the brain or localized damages. A temporary reduction in the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain may lead to this type of dementia. A stroke or brain infection can also be the cause of dementia. Excessive alcoholic intake results

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    4/12/2013 | Sociology of Sport | | Christopher McDougall | Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe‚ Superathletes‚ and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen | Chapter 1 This story begins as the author explains his love for running although his body and begun rejecting running by initiating an excruciating pain in his foot. The author went searching for answers to why his foot hurt and what to do about it. He went to one of the best doctors in sports medicine only to be told the human body was not

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    is caused by damage to brain cells and in many waysfrom alcoholism‚ brain injury‚ drug abuse‚ side effects to medications‚ depression‚ age‚ thyroid function abnormalities‚ and vitamin B12 deficiency. Alzheimer’s Dementia is caused by a build-up of proteins which the body no longer breaks down and this affects the transmission of signals. 1.2Memory loss can be defines in different ways. Memory loss can be the inability to retrieve information from the long-term memory (usually happening when the

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    365 Understand the process and experience of Dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome The dementia syndrome is caused by combination of conditions such as specific diseases like Alzheimer’s‚ Parkinson’s or motor neurone disease. It can also be caused by having stroke and prolonged alcohol abuse. 1.2 Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia frontal lobe – The person may have difficulty thinking clearly‚ struggle with forming

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    turn to its powers in our time of need‚ as well that American citizens have been devoted to their support in the time or war. The chapter further expresses that the best way to understand American government is to identify and understand the relationship between the people and the power

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    What is sport? With reference to Clifford Geertz’s article‚ ‘Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight‚’ sport can be a means for fostering community relationships through settling disputes and violence in a ritualized manner. The descriptive analysis of the “deep play” of the Balinese cockfight serves to provide an essential insight into the profound social and cultural structure that exists within Balinese communities. The cockfight enables competitors to channel their inner aggression and

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