Task a 103 1. Explain how individuals with dementia may communicate through their behaviour. Dementia sufferers communicate in many different ways. They may not be able to speak but they can communicate non-verbally with positive or negative behaviour. They can also communicate using body language and through posture. One service user who was blind was hard to settle‚ because he couldn’t see it was hard to communicate‚ he was unable to express himself verbally and he was very anxious and
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Epilepsy Approximately 1.4 to 2.7 million people across the United States experience one of many seizure disorders. Epilepsy stems from the nervous system and is considered a disorder of the brain which is characterized by brief‚ intermittent disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain resulting in seizures. For the brain to function properly‚ a balance between excitation and inhibition must be present. Epilepsy can result from a birth defect‚ infection of the brain
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Brad is a 37 year old Caucasian male that entered the Emergency Department after experiencing a seizure in the middle of the night. The seizure was described by his wife as generalized‚ lasting approximately two minutes with tonic-clonic movements along with a loss of unconsciousness and function of his bladder. Brad reported that he has had headaches that have been unresponsive to over the counter medication over the last four month and his wife also notes that he has had an increased loss in energy
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Major Perspectives: Biological: Neuroscience- How body & brain enable emotions‚ memories‚ & sensory experiences Evolutionary- how natural selection of traits has promoted survival of genes Behavioral Genetics- How our genes & environment influence our individual differences Psychodynamic: How behavior springs from unconscious drives & conflicts Behavioral: How we learn observable responses Cognitive: How we encode‚ process‚ store‚ & retrieve info Social-Cultural: How behavior & thinking vary
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using a computed tomography scan of his skull. In this scan the damage gained more detail by finding that his Left and Right Pre-Frontal Cortices were effected but limited to the left hemisphere. The damage caused by this unfortunate incident acted as some form of a frontal lobotomy‚ a lobotomy is explained as “A surgical procedure in which the nerve pathways in a lobe or lobes of the brain are severed from those in other areas.” By Encyclopaedia Britannica. After his incident many referred to him as
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Mackinnon‚ M.D.1 ABSTRACT An intimate knowledge of facial nerve anatomy is critical to avoid its inadvertent injury during rhytidectomy‚ parotidectomy‚ maxillofacial fracture reduction‚ and almost any surgery of the head and neck. Injury to the frontal and marginal mandibular branches of the facial nerve in particular can lead to obvious clinical deficits‚ and areas where these nerves are particularly susceptible to injury have been designated danger zones by previous authors. Assessment of facial
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Alcohol The effects of alcohol on the human brain Many teens today face the situation of alcohol and alcohol abuse. Although we cannot make their choices for them‚ we can persuade them into not taking alcohol by knowing the risks first; a lot like warnings on smoke packages. Alcohol can have a big affect on the adolescent mind. The brain of a an average human being keeps developing to the age of adolescence; people believe that the brain stops developing at the age of adolescence‚ but
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b) Both connect to muscle c) Both have textures that vary from gel-like to hard and calcified d) They are not similar at all 30) Which of the following is an example of a long bone? a) patella b) humerus c) scapula d) frontal bone 31) The inside of the shaft of a long bone is filled with a) Spongy bone b) Cartilage c) Bone marrow d) Synovial
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat Jennifer Curtin Pd. 1 Part One – Losses The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: Dr. P is a teacher at a School for Music who had trouble recognizing his students. He couldn’t recognize them by looking at them‚ but only by hearing their voice. He also saw faces when there weren’t any‚ like in fire hydrants and knobs on furniture. He didn’t think anything was wrong‚ until he developed diabetes‚ so he went to see a doctor. When he first talked to a neurologist
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