1.1 DESCRIBE WHAT IS MEANT BY A PERSON CENTERED APPROACH 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
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However‚ after his death an autopsy was performed. It was during this autopsy that the Doctors confirmed that Williams was suffering from Lewy Body Dementia or LBD (a disease that is greatly under-diagnosed) and not Parkinson’s disease. However‚ these diseases do mimic each other because they both are types of dementia. Both diseases cause movement disorders‚ memory loss‚ depression and affect the central nervous system. LBD is a debilitating neurological disease in which the person
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Questions Unit 21 Understand the process and experience of dementia Q.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. This damage interferes with the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. When brain cells cannot communicate normally‚ thinking‚ behaviour and feelings can be affected. The brain has many distinct regions‚ each of which is responsible for different functions (for example‚ memory‚ judgment and movement). When cells in
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Dementia is mean‚ mind stealing disease that affects many elderly patients in different ways. It begins with forgetting small things like where you put your car keys‚ and escalates into forgetting yourself and your family. Many can function well with dementia for a period of time‚ but then generally have to transition into receiving help from family caregivers and/or nursing facilities such as nursing homes or assisted living. Dementia can turn a normal thinking person into an irrational person who
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UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA INTRODUCTION Dementia is a progressive illness which occurs when the brain is damaged by disorders and diseases such as Alzheimer ’s disease‚ Huntington ’s disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) or a series of strokes. The term dementia is not the actual disease in its own right but is the collective term used to describe the group of related symptoms caused by the gradual death of brain cells. These symptoms include memory loss‚ problems with reasoning‚ perception‚
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300815607 COMM 170-521 Professor- Aparna halpe Running head: DEFICITS 2 Abstract This essay analyzes the relationship of a son with his mother who is suffering from dementia and the effect on his family. The essay portrays the issues faced by the writer who cared for his mother during her illness. ‘Deficits’ emphases on the experience of a famous writer and a formal party leader‚ Michael Ignatieff and his journey as
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Understand the neurology of dementia. 1.1 The causes of dementia are not yet fully understood but we do know that it is a deteriotation in mental functions which include memory‚ speach‚ judgement and orientation.The brain is a complex organ with over 100 billion cells. In dementia some of these cells stop working properly. The part of the brain this occurs in will affect how the person communicates‚ thinks‚ feels and remembers. Dementia can start in people well before the age of 65 this is called
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Dementia is the loss of intellectual and social abilities severe enough to interfere with daily functioning. For centuries‚ people called it senility and considered it an inevitable part of aging. It is now known that dementia is not a normal part of the aging process and that it is caused by an underlying condition. People with this condition need special assistance to carry on with their normal lives. This paper will explain some of the social services that are helping to combat this disease and
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Description of event Today in placement I was asked if I would be able to assist Mrs X with personal care and dressing. Mrs X has advanced dementia and takes a lot of prompting to do simple tasks on her own‚ such as washing her face. Mrs X is fully mobile and needs a lot of support to hold her concentration on particular tasks or she is more likely to be distracted and wander off. Being aware of Mrs X’s needs I agreed that I am more than confident to assist her. I knocked on Mrs X’s door before
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How do I asses myself as a human person? Self assessment is a necessary activity for navigating a course through life. A conscious assessment of our goals‚ our behavior‚ our relationships‚ and our performance in all domains ultimately enables self improvement. It allows as to expand our options in life. I asses myself as a human person through knowing myself more. Knowing what my strength and weaknesses is. When I’m down and out‚ I remind myself that there are lots of other people in the world
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