KAREN CHAPMAN THE ROLE OF THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORKER (UNIT 4222-206) UNDERSTAND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OUTCOME 1 1. Explain how a working relationship is different from a personal relationship A working relationship is where you are placed with other people and work as part of team where each individual is working following professional codes of conduct‚ towards the achievement of shared aims and objectives. By working to a set of rules and procedures for which
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what is meant by the term `dementia’ Unit-1‚ Q2. Describe how dementia can affect a person if the following areas of the brain are damaged by dementia Frontal lobe: Parietal lobe: Temporal lobe: Occipital lobe: Cerebellum: Unit-1‚ Q3.Explain why the following may be mistaken for dementia a) depression b) delirium c) age related memory impairment Unit-1‚ Q4. Give an outline of the following models of dementia a) The medical model of dementia b) The social model of dementia Unit-1‚ Q5. Explain why it
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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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* Outline for “Dear Dementia‚ I Hate You” Small part of the article “quote” “I hate dementia. I loathe it. I detest it. It is a monster that is slowly‚ bit by bit‚ mercilessly devouring the personality and mentality of my father”. Introducing the bias article to the audience Explaining what is dementia (briefly) How the person relates to this sickness Showing the point of view Explaining how the article is bias and to what side * Dementia is a distressing disease caused by the dreadful
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Reflective account about our group Although I had previous experience about group work‚ but this time I was unhappy when I was told that we were suppose to work in-groups. I didn’t know any one in the class therefore‚ I was not convinced at the beginning the students that I was going to work with. We were group of four and were suppose to design an effective interview and selection process. Each one of us had an effective role in this group work. We slowly started to work out what aspect we
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assignment‚ I researched about the health problem‚ dementia. Dementia is one of the serious health problems Australia encounters. This is due to the fact that the aging of population in Australia is increasing. Thus‚ the number of people who are diagnosed as dementia is increasing every year. Brown & Edwards (2005) suggested that there are approximately 18‚000 new cases of dementia in Australia every year. Harris‚ Nagy and Vardaxis (2006) stated ¡®dementia is a progressive organic mental disorder characterised
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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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Dementia Introduction Dementia is a progressive brain dysfunction (in Latin ’dementia ’ means irrationality)‚ which results in a restriction of daily activities and in most cases leads in long term need for care. Many diseases can result in dementia‚ the most common‚ Alzheimer ’s disease (Dementia.com‚ 2007). Description of Dementia “Dementia describes a group of symptoms that are caused by changes in brain function. Dementia symptoms may include asking the same questions
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Before the individual has had a diagnosis of dementia they‚ or their family and friends would have noticed changes in behaviour. This would be confusing and frightening not knowing what is going on. When an individual has gone through the special tests and meets the criteria set out for dementia diagnosis their will be catalogue of feelings flooding their senses. It can start with denial‚ that is is just not true‚ it can not be happening to them. Then a feeling of shock‚ anger and they might be
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March 23‚ 2011 Psychology paper: Dementia The subject of a brain deteriorating disease is one we often avoid. Considering the fact that it is possible for a loved one to be a victim of a memory captivation is unbearable. Dementia is a term used to describe a group of symptoms caused by disorders that affect the brain‚ not so much a specific disease. People affected by dementia are disabled to the point where they may not be able to get dressed or eat. They have a total lack of problem solving
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