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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GERIATRIC DEMENTIA Dementia has an originally meaning of madness “a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person‚ beyond what might be expected from normal aging.” Although dementia has always been somewhat common‚ it has become even more common among the elderly in recent history. Dementia is one of the most serious disorders affecting the elderly. The prevalence of dementia increases rapidly with age. The prevalence of dementia has been difficult to determine
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NATIONAL SEMINAR On FINANCIAL INCLUSION Article on Technological Inclusion - Infrastructural Inclusion Kota Suryanarayana Sastry Bhasker Yogendra Associate Professor Assistant Professor Aurora’s Degree & PG College NIBM Chikkadpally‚ Hyderabad Khairathabad‚ Hyderabad # 9247499937 # 9885616515 ksnsastry@gmail.com byogi28@gmail.com TECHNOLOGICAL INCLUSION As teachers‚ we observe many things which are cyclical /repetitive every academic
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness. 1.3. Depression‚ delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia as they all share the many of the same symptoms as dementia. Below I will put the symptoms of all of these and you will see they are very similar. Symptoms of depression: -Anxiety‚ irritability‚ Delusions -Hallucinations -Increased or decreased body movements -Pacing‚ wringing their hands‚ pulling or rubbing their hair‚ body‚ or clothing -Sleep disturbance: difficulty
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Equality means that we should all have equal access and equal opportunities to learn and be successful regardless of gender‚ race‚ religion‚ and ability. Diversity refers to the fact that we are all different. Some of us are male‚ some female‚ some tall‚ some short‚ some dark skinned‚ some light skinned. We come from different cultural backgrounds‚ different faiths‚ and different family groupings. And we have different learning styles‚ different personalities‚ etc. Because we are all different‚
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Understanding the Relationship Between Self-care Agency‚ Self-care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women Understanding the Relationship Between Self-care Agency‚ Self-care Practices and Obesity among Rural Midlife Women Purpose of the research The purpose of this non experimental‚ predictive correlation study was to examine the relationship between self-care agency‚ self-care practices‚ and obesity among rural midlife women. Although self-care practices have been linked to the reduction
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Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act aims to simplify and harmonize the old equalities legislation. Over the last four decades discrimination legislation has played an important role in helping to make Britain a more equal society. However‚ the legislation was complex and‚ despite the progress that has been made‚ inequality and discrimination persist and progress on some issues has been stubbornly slow. The Equality Act 2010 is intended to provide a new cross-cutting legislative framework to protect
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The topic I chose for my research paper was dementia. I was interested in this topic because it came to my attention that my grandmother‚ who is in her early 70’s‚ was showing signs of dementia. I wanted to research it so I could find out for about it. Before I researched dementia I only knew a handful of things about treatments‚ symptoms‚ and causes. However‚ after I researched‚ I found out things that I would never would have imagined to be true. Before I started my research I was hoping to learn
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Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 1: Exploring Equality and Diversity Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area
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Here‚ ground rules would be reiterated‚ reviewed at the commencement of each session and repeated regularly to ensure all learners understand what each rule entails. A copy taped to the wall - somewhere visible to everyone and individual copies handed out. Ground rules could be established by asking learners to come up with the rules themselves with input from the tutor. Having learners proactively engaged in writing their ground rules gives a sense of ownership. (Bee and Bee 1998). An autocratic
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