Dementia is a progressive brain impairment that interferers with memory and basic living functions. According to the scholarly journal‚ “Dementias”‚ dementia affects about 46 million people worldwide. Approximately 7.7 million new cases of dementia form every year. This occurs in both men and women over the age of sixty. Dementia affects patient memory‚ and impairs abstract thoughts and functions such as aphasia and apraxia. Along with the again process‚ dementia can be caused by
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Frontotemporal dementia is a group of disorders caused by progressive cell degeneration in the brain’s frontal lobes or its temporal lobes. The cell damage caused by frontotemporal dementia leads to tissue shrinkage and reduced function in the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes‚ which control planning and judgment; emotions‚ speaking and understanding speech and certain types of movement. In those younger than age 65‚ FTD may account for up to 20 to 50 percent of dementia cases. People usually develop
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------------------------------------------------- straining to hear and fend off dementia [Document subtitle] February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 Dr. Milligan PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 Straining to Hear and Fend Off Dementia The article I chose was written by Kathrine Bouton. One of many people who suffer with hearing lost‚ but unfortunately Katherine’s started at the age of thirty years old. She tells a story about attending a fun-raiser for a magazine
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Homecare 2015 Unit 13 Dementia Awareness 1. Understand what dementia is 1.1 Explain what mean by the term "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. 1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are - affected by dementia The main areas of the brain that are affected by dementia in terms
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INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING BEL 313 ASSIGNMENT 1 Name : Nurul Farhana Binti Abdul Razak Class : DIA 5D Matric Number : 2012295016 Lecturer’s Name : Miss Nurul Nadia Binti Abdul Rahman Topic Article : Fast Food : Feeding or Killing? CONTENTION OBJECTION Contention (1)Argument : Even though Americans think that they are saving time and improving their lives by eating precooked and prepackaged food‚ their obsession with fast
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Unit 003 Introduction to duty of care in health‚ social Care or children’s and young people’s settings Outcome 1 Understand the implications of duty of care 1.1. Define the term ‘duty of care’ Duty of care is the legal duty to take reasonable care so that others aren’t harmed. It is a requirement that a person acts toward others and the public with watchfulness‚ attention and caution that a reasonable person in the circumstances would. If a person’s actions do not meet this standard of care
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UNIT 4222 – 616 ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO INDIVIDUALS AND MONITOR EFFECTS Outcome 1 – Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1 There are numerous Acts and Regulations that cover the administration of medication‚ these include - Health and Social Care Act Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 COSHH (Control of substances hazardous to health) Medicines Act 1968 stating a doctor/pharmacist is responsible for supply of medication only on receipt
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Understanding Dementia Dementia is not a disease but a group of conditions resulting from a disease such as Alzheimer’s and Vascular dementia or a group of symptoms which may result from age‚ brain injury‚ confusion‚ difficulty in performing day to day or familiar tasks‚ changes in personality‚ mood and behaviour. Dementia is a condition in which there’s a gradual loss of brain function‚ it is a decline in cognitive/intellectual functioning. Dementia causes permanent and progressive damage to
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ES-331: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION Answer the following questions in about 1500 words total. (i.e. each in 500 words) Q.1. Discuss the importance of curriculum evaluation. (250 words) SOLUTION : Keypoints : Definition of Curriculum Meaning of Curriculum Curriculum Evaluation Importance of Curriculum Evaluation DEFINITION OF CURRICULUM Curriculum is a set of planned and purposeful learning experiences‚ based on intended learning outcomes and organised around development levels of
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Unit 4222-306 Vicki Holden Promote and Implement Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Outcome 1 1. There are many regulations‚ laws and guidelines dealing with health and safety in a work setting. Here I have listed a few below that are used on a daily basis in my work place. The health and safety at work act 1974 Manual handling regulations 2002 Control of substances or hazardous to health regulations
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