Unit 4222-237 SADIE LEWIS Outcome 1 1.1 Dementia is the progressive decline in the cognitive function‚ involving all aspects of perception‚ thinking‚ reasoning and remembering. This is largely to do with damage or disease. This is progressive and leads to the deterioration of the mind‚ affecting an individual’s ability to concentrate on daily tasks. The memory is often affected‚ causing them to forget people‚ dates and events that are recent to them‚ behaviour can be erratic
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Alzheimer’s disease victims and their families. Therefore‚ in order to better understand this disease one must first know that is Alzheimer’s disease defined based on its causes‚ symptoms‚ and treatments. Alzheimer’s is one of the most common causes of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease is the atrophy in the brain’s healthy cells that lead to slowly destroys memory and thinking skills‚ and eventually the ability to carry out the simplest task. It is an incurable disease‚ but it is possible live with it by take
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for common old age mistakes. II. This disease has several symptoms A. The main symptom is a progressive loss of memory. B. leads to severe dementia and eventually death Transition: these symptoms don ’t all happen at once‚ they happened in stages III. The disease is classified into four stages. A. They are early dementia‚ early‚ moderate‚ and advanced B The disease is diagnosed by the person ’s behaviors CONCLUSION I. Summary: in conclusion‚ alzheimer ’s disease is a problem
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dealing with the cortex that is part of the brain that helps with the memory‚ behavior‚ and intelligence. Affecting parts of the brain from gathering its creative memories‚ controlling thinking skills and behavior. Mostly known from being the form of dementia that is also called Alzheimer’s disease. Dealing with chronic disease there are pros and cons that deals with the cost of healthcare and also the cost of the beneficial drugs that are known to be helpful. Branching of the economics are benefit‚
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we begin to struggle due to losing memory. When Alzheimer’s Disease is mentioned‚ we often think about older people which make sense‚ because Alzheimer’s Disease symptoms begin before age 65 (Prevent and Reverse). Alzheimer’s Disease is a type of dementia that involves memory loss and causes problems with thinking and behavior that starts off calm but gets constantly worse. People who live with Alzheimer’s brain cells die‚ and it is hard for them to functions because the brain to shrink. The brain
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degenerative disorder of dementia will be evaluated. To support the contention that music therapy is effective in treating the symptoms of dementia‚ research documenting this therapy’s impact on memory‚ emotions‚ and behavior will be examined. In order to provide a greater understanding of music therapy and dementia‚ these terms will be defined. Second‚ research will be examined to determine music therapy’s impact on the psychological and behavioral issues associated with dementia. Finally‚ a summary
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which the progressive death of brain cells causes irreversible memory loss‚ dementia and abnormal behavior. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults and is the sixth leading cause of death in the United states (About Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ an estimated five million Americans aged 65 years and older had Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease are similar in several aspects‚ but it is important
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misconception to Alzheimer’s/ Dementia by only showing memory loss and not the numerous other effects. I somewhat believe that viewers would have an accurate sense of the disorder‚ memory loss is a big part of dementia so in that sense it was correct but the disease is more far reaching than that. Viewers come away from the film sad and in tears from the final scene but because the disorder played a very inconsequential piece of the movie I don’t think they would think much about dementia. If they did notice
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Burnout among care staff for older adults with dementia: The role of reciprocity‚ self-efficacy and organizational factors Abstract People working in the helping professions have been found to be vulnerable to the development of burnout and research has suggested a relationship between dementia care and burnout. Literature suggests that the development of burnout may be linked to a number of factors‚ including lack of reciprocity‚ low self-efficacy and organizational factors. The study will explore
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adults in the U.S suffer from OSA but estimates suggest that 85% of individuals with moderate to severe OSA remain undiagnosed.1 Patients with untreated moderate to severe OSA are at a greater risk for depression‚ mild cognitive impairment (MCI)‚ and dementia compared to those without OSA. In OSA‚
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