5.2 Describe how reflecting on own personal history increases self-awareness During my childhood‚ I was disciplined on a regular basis‚ sometimes for no apparent reason. I was not a naughty or unruly child but I was physically punished‚ in the form of being smacked with either my mother’s hand or the heel of a slipper. I was also verbally abused by my mother shouting at me all the time at everything I did. I was often left feeling very undervalued and useless and was always told that “You should
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3. What are some unique aspects of Joe’s life situation and experience with dementia? How do you assess his and his family coping with this condition? What the aspects of loss that Joe describes in the story of his dementia? Answer: The Joe’s Blog part of the documentary was exceptionally hard to watch. Joe‚ only 63 years of age‚ was diagnosed with AD two years before the documentary was filmed (HBO: Documentaries: The Alzheimer’s Project). He says that he has an inclination that he’s losing parts
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4222-237 Dementia awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 1. Dementia is not an illness or disease in itself ‚ but is a broad term which describes a range of signs and symptoms that occur when the brain is affected by certain disease and conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or vascular dementia. 2. AREA OF THE BRAIN KEY FUNCTIONING that could be affected by dementia Frontal lobe Movement ‚ emotional behaviour ‚ personality interpretation and feeling Parietal lobe Language ‚ spacial awareness and recognition
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia awareness (DEM 201) 1.1 Dementia is a loss of brain function. If affects memory‚ thinking‚ language‚ judgement and behaviour. Dementia is progressive‚ so the symptoms will gradually get worse. In a later stage of dementia people will find it hard to carry out daily tasks and will come dependant on other people. 1.2 The key functions of the brain that is affected by dementia are: · The Frontal lobe; which is to do with behaviour‚ the person’s personality‚ interpretation
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Throughout this assignment I shall discuss how I have developed my self-awareness through dis-closure‚ feedback and reflection. “Being self-aware enables us to identify our strengths and also those areas that can be developed” (R Ashmore & D Banks 2000 p47)‚ self-awareness is continually being developed through the reflection of our life experiences. Reflection of my life experiences has given me the opportunity to become more aware of my strengths and weaknesses through being honest and the
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of causes of Dementia Syndrome. Dementia Syndrome is a condition caused by a set of symptoms. These symptoms can include but are not limited to: - memory loss‚ mood changes‚ communication difficulties‚ difficulty understanding or thinking. Some causes of these symptoms are:- the chemistry and structure of the brain changes‚ therefore causing the brain cells to die.(Alzheimer’s disease) Once again this can be caused by various things‚ lack of oxygen to the brain (Vascular dementia)‚ a build-up
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1. THE BENEFITS OF SELF EVALUATION / SELF AWARENESS AS IT RELATES TO LEADERS IN TODAY’S ORGANIZATIONS The study of human behaviour is critical to the effectiveness of organizations. Organizational behaviour is “a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals‚ groups‚ and structure have on behaviour within organizations‚ for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness” (Robins‚ 2001). Every established organization strives to achieve its goals
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Dementia 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. Dementia is progressive‚ meaning that the symptoms will gradually get worse. Dependent on which part of the brain is affected a person will present differently. Area of the Brain Key Functions that could be affected Frontal Lobe
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the process and experience of dementia (DEM 301) Outcome 1 - Understand the neurology of dementia. 1. Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome. - There are several causes of dementia some of them are; a stroke‚ brain disease‚ MS‚ certain medications‚ shrinkage of the brain‚ too many opiates over a long period of time and severe alcoholism 2. Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia. - Dementia can cause the sufferer to experience
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J/601/2874 (DEM 201)- DEMENTIA AWARENESS. Unit aim: This unit enables learners to gain knowledge of what dementia is‚ the different forms of dementia and how others can have an impact on the individual with dementia. Credit value-2 Level 2 This workbook covers the following elements: Learning outcomes: There are four learning outcomes to this unit- 1. Understand what dementia is 2. Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia. 3. Know the most common types of dementia and their causes
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