Cathy Gill Mary Duke English 111 26 February 2013 Dementia a Debilitating Illness Dementia is a complex topic that can be looked at from many different perspectives. There are two main categories of dementia; cortical and subcortical dementia. The focus of this paper will be on cortical dementia. 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
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Nutritional Requirements of Individuals with Dementia 1.1 Describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition Cognitive behaviour is dysfunctional emotions and behaviours caused by damage in brain affecting part of the brain responsible for memory and all that we learn from birth- how to talk‚ eat etc. This means that person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink. They also may lose sense of hunger and thirst
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Examine the ways in which social policies and laws may influence families and households. Jedy 3030 Social policies and laws have influenced families and household very significantly for the past century‚ take same-sex marriage as a famous example‚ Stonewall (2008) did a campaign for homosexual and bisexual rights‚ estimates that about 5-7% of the adult population today have same-sex relationships‚ research also shown that the number of the one-person household increased to
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with time.” (Buijssen‚p15) Dementia is a ‘clinical syndrome characterized by loss of function in multiple cognitive abilities in an individual with previously normal intellectual abilities.’(Clare‚ p5) While dementia is a worldwide problem that has no cure‚ very few people recognize and understand the four major forms of it. The most common forms of dementia are Vascular dementia‚ Parkinson’s disease‚ Huntington’s disease‚ and Alzheimers disease. Vascular dementia is a decline in thinking skills
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they change language‚ dress‚ fashion‚ music and food to ‘fit in’ at school where they may have white peers‚ but then when they are with their family they have to change back as their family may not be modern. So basically‚ they are living two lives‚ where they have multiple identities‚ which is made up of their ethnicity‚ where they have lived and their Britishness. This is assimilation‚ which is the process by which ethnic minorities adopt the mainstream culture. It is also stated by Roger Ballard
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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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experience of dementia DEM 301 3 3 22 31/03/2015 J/601/3538 Unit purpose and aim This unit provides the knowledge of the neurology of dementia to support the understanding of how individuals may experience dementia. Learning Outcomes The learner will: 1 Understand the neurology of dementia Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Exemplification Dementia Syndrome Dementia caused by a combination of conditions‚ sometimes called a mixed dementia Causes of
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Term Papers & Book NotesExplain Ways in Which Children and Young People Can Experience Prejudice and Discrimination.By Navaro | April 2013Zoom InPage 1 of 3Explain ways in which children and young people can experience prejudice and discrimination. Prejudice and discrimination are linked‚ however they are different terms‚ prejudice comprises of preconceived negative thoughts or beliefs about individuals who belong to a particular group‚ whereas discrimination is bigoted behaviour or action that
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Task a 103 1. Explain how individuals with dementia may communicate through their behaviour. Dementia sufferers communicate in many different ways. They may not be able to speak but they can communicate non-verbally with positive or negative behaviour. They can also communicate using body language and through posture. One service user who was blind was hard to settle‚ because he couldn’t see it was hard to communicate‚ he was unable to express himself verbally and he was very anxious and
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Types of Dementia Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia; accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Difficulty remembering names and recent events is often an early clinical symptom; later symptoms include impaired judgment‚ disorientation‚ confusion‚ behavior changes and trouble speaking‚ swallowing and walking. Hallmark abnormalities are deposits of the protein fragment beta-amyloid (plaques) and twisted strands
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