DEMENTIA AWARENESS Explain what is meant by the term Dementia The term ’dementia ’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ processing information and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer ’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia affects older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die
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use‚ planning and cognitive flexibility‚ but have small brains. Evolutionary explanations of human intelligence are reductionist‚ as they reduce complex behaviours to one explanation of adaptiveness and therefore do not consider other important factors‚ like cultural influences. Also‚ Explanations of human intelligence based on evolutionary theory can be argued to be deterministic in that they see intelligence as caused by past environments coded into humans in the form of innate genetic structures
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When Abraham Lincoln became president of the United State a civil war broke out which lasted a whole four years‚ reasons were many and one of which is for stopping the slavery which was legal in the 11 southern states South Carolina‚ North Carolina‚ Texas‚ Florida‚ Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ Virgina‚ Tennessee and Arkansas‚ they made the Confederate Unites States of America or CSA. The states that did not break away were called the union or the north. The war was fought primarily as
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PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS & PHONEMIC AWARENESS INTRODUCTION Phonological awareness and phonemic awareness are now used widely in discussion about reading but they are often misunderstood. The terms phonological awareness is sometimes used synonymously even in academic literature‚ so it is not surprising that there is confusion about their precise meanings. Some people also confused in phonics and phonemic awareness. Although it depends on phonemic awareness‚ theses term do not mean the same thing
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Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death among the United States. (Roxanne Dryden-Edwards) By definition homicide is the killing of a human being by another human being‚ but suicide is the act of killing oneself intentionally. Suicide awareness needs to be raised by knowing what suicide is‚ teaching others about suicide‚ and the effects of suicide. Each year in the United States over 300‚000 individuals will attempt suicide‚ with approximately 32‚000 taking their own life. (Dana Lizardi) The
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no relation to the student‚ then the proctor will not allow the student to cheat. Someone who is a local official‚ supervisor at work and a librarian can become a proctor as long as they are 21‚ plus they have to be over 21. Proctored exams are necessary in order show that the student really understands
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Questions 4222-237/DEM 201 Dementia Awareness Outcome 1 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a long term condition that mainly affects people over the age of 65 although there are forms of dementia that can affect people younger than this. The term dementia covers a range of symptoms‚ the combination of which depends on the type of dementia and the parts of the brain that are affected. 2. Explain what the key functions of the brain are that are affected by dementia Frontal
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Self Awareness What is self awareness? Self awareness is a way for us to explore our individual personalities‚ value systems‚ beliefs‚ natural inclinations‚ and tendencies. Because we are all different in the way we react to things‚ learn‚ and synthesize information‚ it’s helpful to occasionally spend time in self-reflection to gain a better insight into ourselves. Why is self awareness important? Self awareness is important because when we have a better understanding of ourselves‚ we are
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Altered States of Consciousness By Gan Osborne Conscious is to be self-aware or simply aware of one’s own surroundings. Consciousness is self-awareness. The brain is the physical collection of cells combined into the body’s computer. The mind is the personality that thinks and feels‚ the intangible thinking part that constitutes “you.” The brain is the portion where the fusion of both physical and metaphysical takes place. An affect on the metaphysical can directly equate to a change
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Face book is a social network which allows you to communicate with your family‚ and friends from all around the world. Some people may say that Face book is necessary because they find it to be easier to communicate with their friends and family. Other may say that it is unnecessary because they thought that face book is just another way to keep in touch with their friends and families. Many people around the world use face book to chat with their friends and families. Some of us may find it more
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