2015 Unit 13 Dementia Awareness 1. Understand what dementia is 1.1 Explain what mean by the term "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. 1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are - affected by dementia The main areas of the brain that are affected by dementia in terms of
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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 lobe –
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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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Describe a range of causes of DEMENTIA SYNDROME Dementia is a group of signs and symptoms that affect nerve cells‚ communication‚ Memory impairment‚ Language‚ Failure to recognise people. Dementia covers Alzheimer Disease‚ Vascular dementia with Lewy bodies‚ Pick disease and Huntington Disease. Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by INDIVIDUALS with dementia Memory impairment affects individuals with a decline in memory function‚ loss of memory‚ Trouble in problem solving
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Scene Comparison: The Coin Toss The award winning film‚ No Country for Old Men‚ adapted from Cormac McCarthy’s 2007 novel‚ is a riveting tale of a brutal chain of events related to money‚ murder‚ and drugs‚ which rolls through West Texas in the 1980’s. Told through the perspective of the stories three main characters – a soulless killer‚ an old time sheriff‚ and an experienced country boy – both the novel and the film keep the audience anxiously waiting for the next gun fight or brutal killing
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Frontotemporal dementia is a group of disorders caused by progressive cell degeneration in the brain’s frontal lobes or its temporal lobes. The cell damage caused by frontotemporal dementia leads to tissue shrinkage and reduced function in the brain’s frontal and temporal lobes‚ which control planning and judgment; emotions‚ speaking and understanding speech and certain types of movement. In those younger than age 65‚ FTD may account for up to 20 to 50 percent of dementia cases. People usually develop
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this is because of the amount of men entering ‘no mans land’. The differences between source a &source b is that source a tells us that the soliders were able to ‘wash&shave’ whereas in the photograph in source b it looks as if the soldiers never get any rest or get to prepare.the differences between source c&a is that source a doesn’t mention any deaths or people dead but source c gives us the amount of people who died and were presumed dead.in conclusion source b&c support what is
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– 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 have
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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 working that relate
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WHAT IS DEMENTIA? Dementia is a term that describes a collection of symptoms that include decreased intellectual functioning that interferes with normal life functions and is usually used to describe people who have two or more major life functions impaired or lost such as memory‚ language‚ perception‚ judgment or reasoning; they may lose emotional and behavioral control‚ develop personality changes and have problem solving abilities reduced or lost. There are different classification schemes for
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