DEM 312 Title Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia Unit Accreditation Ref Level Credit value Y/601/4693 3 4 Learning outcomes The learner will: 1. Understand the factors that can affect interactions and communication of individuals with dementia Assessment criteria The learner can: 1.1 Explain how different forms of dementia may affect the way an individual communicates 1.2 Explain how physical and mental health factors may need to be considered
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Anna Pawlowska Dem 312 Understand and enable positive interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia (DEM312) 1.1 explain how different forms of dementia may affect the way an individual communicates. Loss of communication follows different patterns for different types of dementia‚ sometimes also varies by individual. It becomes increasingly more difficult for a person with dementia to communicate effectively‚ and this can vary from person to person‚ and by the type of dementia
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DEM 312 Understand and enable interaction and communication with individuals who have dementia 1.1 Alzheimer’s disease Short-term memory loss is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Individuals affected with this disease may be unable to remember things that have just happened or ask the same questions repeatedly. Individuals suffering with it can also forget people this could be just forgetting their names and eventually just forgetting who they are. This itself can cause communication issues
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DEM 201 1.1- Dementia are the signs and symptoms caused as a result of specific diseases such as Alzheimer’s or a stroke that involve the damaging of brain cells; as the brain cells die the person with a dementia will lose their ability to do things they are used to doing as different parts of the brain are damaged. Dementia affects both older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die. 1.2-The main areas of the brain that are affected
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Understand the process and experience of dementia DEM 301 Outcome 1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome. Alzheimer’s disease This is the most common cause of dementia. During the course of the disease‚ the chemistry and structure of the brain changes‚ leading to the death of brain cells. Vascular dementia If the oxygen supply to the brain fails‚ brain cells may die. The symptoms of vascular dementia can occur either suddenly‚ following a stroke‚ or over time‚ through a series of small
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DEM 203 1.1 Dementia is a chronic progressive disease of the brain. It is characterized by a decrease in all higher cognitive functions such as memory‚ thinking‚ judgment‚ orientation‚ comprehension‚ data processing‚ the ability to learn and express themselves. Accompanied by changes in emotional: anxiety‚ irritability‚ personality changes‚ loss of self-esteem‚ depression‚ emotional fluctuations‚ reducing the amount of expressed emotions‚ lower the intensity of
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” (201.1.1) Dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking‚ problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with‚ but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases‚ such as Alzheimer’s disease‚ vascular dementia
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Elaine Mullane 19/04/14 DEM 304 1.1 The key legislations are: 1.2 Having a code of practice is very important when working with people with dementia. People with dementia are considered one of the most vulnerable groups of people in the society. They have rights and they expect a certain standard of work‚ moral and ethic standard from people who look after them. In my workplace there
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(state what) Candidate name: ___________________Date of activity: 14 May 2014 If this evidence directly involves people receiving support‚ e.g. candidate observation‚ please record here how prior consent was obtained and from whom.. Unit No DEM 305 Outcome 1 2 Criteria Record of Evidence Understand the
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Assignment DEM 201 Dementia Awareness Outcome 1 1. Explain the term ‘dementia’. Derives from the Latin demens‚ meaning ‘without mind’‚ is classes as a syndrome because is a group of related symptoms that are associated with a progressive decline of the brain. 2. What are the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia? Memory‚ how a person uses words (Dysphasia)‚ ability to understand and produce language (Aphasia)‚ recognition of people‚ places and
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