Outcome1 1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a group of symptoms known as a syndrome that is associated with an ongoing decline of the brain and its abilities which can include memory loss‚ the way of thinking and understanding of what is being communicated and also the change in language which they may not normally use. People with dementia may also become apathetic‚ finding it difficult to control how they are feeling or have problems behaving appropriately in social
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Dementia affects more than five million Americans. This illness affects the brain in totality‚ as we age it our brain begins to deteriorate. Our brain works like a network‚ nerve cells are designed to make contact with other nerve cells through dendrites‚ thus‚ creating a network. This is how messages are passed throughout the whole brain. Dementia occurs when there is an obstruction of plaque and tangles in the brain. Key protein’s that are affected by dementia are called: Amyloid
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Dementia is a broad description that consist of numerous different types and involves several symptoms‚ therefore‚ making this disease the greatest misunderstood conditions in medicine today. The cause of dementia are factors such as age‚ family history‚ hardening of the arteries‚ heavy alcohol consumption‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol and diabetes which leads to damaged neurons. When the brain cells become injured‚ they lose the ability to communicate with other cells‚ leading to memory
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The topic I chose for my research paper was dementia. I was interested in this topic because it came to my attention that my grandmother‚ who is in her early 70’s‚ was showing signs of dementia. I wanted to research it so I could find out for about it. Before I researched dementia I only knew a handful of things about treatments‚ symptoms‚ and causes. However‚ after I researched‚ I found out things that I would never would have imagined to be true. Before I started my research I was hoping to learn
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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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Both books Summer of secrets and The First Part Last have similar characters but each character is different with the social issues they are under. For example‚ both books have teenagers forced to make a choice in their life for better or worse. A teenage boy named Bobby in The First Part Last has to choose whether to give his baby Feather‚ to a social worker‚ or be the father Feather deserves. In the book Summer of Secrets‚ a girl named Darcy is going through hard times and needs to choose whether
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As we age‚ most individuals are capable of living normal‚ high functioning lives. It is their abilities to adapt to such changes whether it be physical‚ psychological‚ or situational that allows such a lifestyle. It is when some individuals are incapable of adapting that causes not only physical illnesses but emotional ones as well. There are some who rely on professional support to live their lives. According to Ferrini‚ mental health is described as the ability to engage in productive activities
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Dementia is usually a progressive debilitating syndrome that changes the person’s life forever. People can have many different ways of coping with the diagnosis of dementia. These emotions can become obstacles that could hinder the patient’s progress in therapy if they are not addressed. It is important that therapists recognize what is dementia‚ the daily challenges their patients and family members might be dealing with when diagnosed with dementia and what skills they‚ as therapists‚ should
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Describe a range of causes of DEMENTIA SYNDROME Dementia is a group of signs and symptoms that affect nerve cells‚ communication‚ Memory impairment‚ Language‚ Failure to recognise people. Dementia covers Alzheimer Disease‚ Vascular dementia with Lewy bodies‚ Pick disease and Huntington Disease. Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by INDIVIDUALS with dementia Memory impairment affects individuals with a decline in memory function‚ loss of memory‚ Trouble in problem solving
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world peace farther and farther away‚ the ones that in the end‚ will make us feel as if we had a chance to do something more‚ yet didn’t because we were always told to see things the way others told us to. And for what? Because the woman who made her choice‚ forgot that there was harsh consequences to dumb mistakes. This is the face of this Country. The fact that we make stupid decisions only to fall into a deeper hole‚ and then realise what we did wasn’t the best thing we could have done. Taking life
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