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    Young Carers

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    The informal carer and service user group this assignment will be focusing on is young carers supporting their disabled parent. More specifically‚ the young carers are based on the ages from five to eighteen; and the service user group are based on a single parent that has a disability. Young carers have many needs that need to be met; one of them being education. It has been reported that young carers miss around ten weeks of school a year; in order to help care for their service user (Bennett

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    questions [Outcome 1] Understand the concept of diversity and its relevance to working with individuals who have dementia 1.1- explain what is meant by the terms • diversity The Service Users i deliver care to are all different in many ways.This can be along the dimensions of gender‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ race‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ physical abilities‚ political beliefs‚ religious beliefs or other ideologies. This means that i have to be aware of a person’s individuality and respect

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    Dementia

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    Dementia Dementia 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. Dementia is progressive‚ meaning that the symptoms will gradually get worse. Dependent on which part of the brain is affected a person will present differently. Area of the Brain Key Functions that could be affected Frontal Lobe

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    concept used to describe the behavior of ones self to create an impression which can influence others around us. One factor that may affect our Self-Presentation is the situation one is in‚ also known as the context. This may influence our Persona‚ the ‘masks’ we wear or our Performance‚ how ‘sincere’ or ‘cynical’ we are. For example‚ if one was on a first date‚ we may be very cynical to give a good first impression or give an impression of our ideal-self‚ however‚ if the individual had a high self

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    SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT: DESCRIBING HOW EVALUATION OF ONESELF AFFECTS BEHAVIOR GROUP B DESCRIBING HOW EVALUATION OF ONESELF AFFECTS BEHAVIOR [Year] COMPILED BY: DAPHNE CHITIYO‚ DON SAMKANGE‚ EMMAH JINDU‚ FIONA KURIMA‚ FRANCES-CLARE MAKURUMIDZE‚ IVY MUSHANINGA‚ JAMES MASHAVA‚ KUDZAI MUKWAMBO‚ NETSAI MUBAIWA‚ PAULINE NECHIRONGA‚ TENDAI MAKUMBE [Pick the date] Table of Contents INTRODUCTION1 SELF-EVALUATION2 SELF ESTEEM3 SELF EFFICACY4 CONCLUSION5 Type chapter title (level 3)6

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    Role of Carer

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    1.1 - Duty of care means providing care and support for an individual within the law‚ also policies and procedures and agreed ways of working but it is about avoiding abuse and injury to the individual‚ family and friends. Every individual should be supported and enable to live in a safe environment which is free from predududice and abuse‚ as a carer we should make this happen as best as we can. 1.2 – In your work place you have a duty of care to raise any concerns you may have‚ these can range

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    Dementia

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    PAYAL SHAH DEM 301 UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE OF DEMENTIA WHAT ARE CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA Alzheimer’s disease – The possible risk factors are increasing age‚ possible genetic link‚ being female and Down’s syndrome. Symptoms: word finding problems‚ forgetting how to do everyday activities‚ confusion‚ forgetting names of people‚ places and appointments ‚ mood swings and withdrawn. Vascular dementia – possible risk factors lifestyle( lack of exercise‚ too much alcohol

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    How cleanliness and sense of beauty can influence the life of an individual? THE significance of cleanliness and hygiene cannot be overlooked by any society. Every faith and civilisation stresses the importance of cleanliness. Historically‚ cleanliness has been considered one of the important factors by which to judge a civilisation’s or society’s development. Islam places great emphasis on cleanliness and purity‚ both physically and spiritually. In Islam‚ spiritual purity is linked to physical

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    predicting the consequent behaviour of employees in an organization (Robbins & Coulter‚ 20011). Personality‚ as described by Robbins et.al (20011) is “the unique combination of emotional‚ thought and behavioural patterns that affect how a person reacts to a situation” (p. 307). Through predicting the different human behaviours‚ the organization find ways in dealing with them‚ may it be positive or negative‚ that need a certain course of action‚ each unique from the other. On another view‚ it is equally

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    needs of the Older Person who has the chronic condition of Dementia. I will describe what Dementia is; discuss the physiological and psychological changes that occur‚ and explore the person’s needs. Also I will discuss the role of the carer and multidisciplinary team in relation to caring for the person. I will use the Internet‚ tutors notes and hand-outs for this project. What is Dementia? Dementia is an umbrella term that describes the symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain

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