Dementia 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. Dementia is progressive‚ meaning that the symptoms will gradually get worse. Dependent on which part of the brain is affected a person will present differently. Area of the Brain Key Functions that could be affected Frontal Lobe
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Making choices can affect any and everything in your life whether it’s dealing with your family or just everyday situations. Everyone in life is faced with good and bad choices that can either have a good outcome on your life or it can make a turn for the worst. Yes‚ everyone wants to make good choices in life. But does that always happen? Nine times out of ten know. Recently‚ I made a bad choice that affected my life in numerous ways for instance when I got caught shoplifting my parents looked down
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| Off Campus & Assignment Handling Services Division of Information Services Nathan Campus GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY QLD 4111 | ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Open Universities Australia | Student details | Name | Gokhan Aykut | Course | B.Comm | Unit details | Unit code | MKT 103 | Unit name | Introduction To Marketing | Unit tutor | Kieth | Assessment Item details | Marketing Report | Due date | 20/02/2012 | Word count | 2500 | Extension granted | √□ No □ Yes | Extension date
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Unit 4222-237 SADIE LEWIS Outcome 1 1.1 Dementia is the progressive decline in the cognitive function‚ involving all aspects of perception‚ thinking‚ reasoning and remembering. This is largely to do with damage or disease. This is progressive and leads to the deterioration of the mind‚ affecting an individual’s ability to concentrate on daily tasks. The memory is often affected‚ causing them to forget people‚ dates and events that are recent to them‚ behaviour can be erratic
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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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Unit 4222-367 Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand key legislation and agreed ways of working that support the fulfilment of rights and choices of individuals with dementia while minimising risk of harm The learner can: 1. explain the impact of key legislation that relates to fulfilment of rights and choices and the minimising of risk of harm for an individual with dementia 2. evaluate agreed ways of
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-Giving each individual their own privacy/dignity. -Making the individuals have their own independence‚ try to get them to do things themselves if they are capable of doing it. -Team work‚ working part as a team or within a team. -following the guidelines. 2. Explain how duty of care contributes to the safeguarding or protection of individuals. Having a duty of care should guarantee the safeguarding of each individual in my care. Risk assessments; carrying out and reviewing risk assessments
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The Privacy Rights of Individuals Privacy can be defined in many ways‚ depending on one’s perspective‚ including the right to be left alone‚ free from intrusion or disturbance in one’s private life. Although everyone agrees that this is an important right that should be protected by governmental laws‚ the extent of one’s right to privacy has often been a matter of debate in the court system of the United States. There is vast disagreement concerning how far the government should go to protect
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functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition? Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them‚ they may even view the food in front of them as food. This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: depending on the type of dementia a person has they may struggle to use their knife
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diversity and its relevance to working with individuals who have dementia 1.1- explain what is meant by the terms • diversity The Service Users i deliver care to are all different in many ways.This can be along the dimensions of gender‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ race‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ physical abilities‚ political beliefs‚ religious beliefs or other ideologies. This means that i have to be aware of a person’s individuality and respect their choices. To be understanding and not show prejudice
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