Abstract Dementia is characterized by evidence of short term and long term memory impairment with impaired abstract thinking‚ impaired judgment‚ disturbances of higher cortical thinking‚ and personality changes. It is basically a progressive decline of cerebral utility such as logic‚ remembrance‚ language‚ problem solving‚ or concentration. This disease greatly harms the day by day performance of a person and is seen more in older people‚ however‚ is not a normal part of aging. 1. INTRODUCTION
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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 the loss of cognitive functioning‚ which means the loss of the ability to think‚ remember‚ or reason‚ as well as behavioral abilities‚ to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Signs and symptoms of dementia result when once-healthy neurons (nerve cells) in the brain stop working‚ lose connections with other brain cells‚ and die. While everyone loses some neurons as they age‚ people with dementia experience far greater loss. Researchers are still
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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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1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is the term used to describe a group of symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain diseases and conditions. Symptoms are progressive and degenerative and as more brain cell get damaged or die‚ a gradual loss of memory and decline in other intellectual functions which affects a person’s ability to remember‚ make rational judgments or communicate and is serious enough to interfere with performing the tasks of daily life. There
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Dementia Awareness Explain what is meant by the term ’dementia’ - Dementia is a name that best describes a collection of symptoms‚ which leads to a reduction in someone’s abilities and skills when carrying out day to day tasks‚ i.e. washing‚ dressing and cooking. Key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia - Areas of the brain that are affected by dementia are the Temporal‚ Parietal‚ Occipital and Frontal lobes. These all control functions of the brain such as memory‚ recognition sequencing
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Draft 3 Engaging and Retaining older workers in Rural Community Aged Care The scope of this paper is to look at effective ways to engage and retain older workers to deliver quality community Aged care services in rural Australia. The ageing population has resulted in a necessity to recruit older workers to fill positions in all industries including the aged care sector. "We are in the midst of the most significant demographic shift in modern human history where populations across the globe are
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Dementia awaress essay 1.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.The term ‘dementia’ is often misunderstood and some people use the terms ‘senile’‚ ‘dementia’ and ‘Alzheimer’s’ interchangeably‚ thinking that they are one and the same thing. 2.Key functions of the brain that are affected by
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Unit 49 – Understand and Meet the nutritional needs of individuals with Dementia 1.1 People with Dementia will decline and their levels of functioning will deteriorate and will not be able to manage many tasks like preparing food‚ shopping‚ cleaning‚ washing‚ bathing and eating‚ this will gradually become worse. Cognitive changes will affect their ability to communicate‚ they will find it hard to listen‚ remember and interact with people and this will affect their diet. They many also find they
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