"Describe the ways in which an individual with dementia may be subjected to discrimination and oppression" Essays and Research Papers

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    Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia Outcome 1 Understand the nutritional needs that are unique to individuals with dementia. 1.Cognitive means the affect that dementia has on thinking skills eg memory‚ understanding etc. Functional is about the ability to perform actions such as feeding themselves. Emotional is about how they feel and react eg confusion can cause distress and aggression. As dementia progresses‚ eating and drinking can become

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    Describe forms of abuse which may be experienced by adults (P1) Abuse‚ defined by the department of health is described as “a violation of an individual’s human and civil rights by any other person or persons” and those most at risk are described as ‘vulnerable adults’. A vulnerable adult would be someone who is unable to defend themselves or understand what is going on due to having cognitive or physical disabilities‚ frail older adults‚ substance abusers and more. There 9 main types of abuse that

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    administration of medication to individuals with dementia using a person centred approach. 1.1 There are many forms of medication used to treat symptoms of dementia such as; Pain Killers Anti anxiety drugs Tranquillisers Anti Psychotic Drugs – used to treat challenging and disruptive behaviour such as aggression or agitation. Anti depressants – it is not uncommon for someone with dementia to become depressed this can sometimes make the memory of a person with dementia worse. 1.2 Painkillers

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    woman. to see the way the children turned on each other‚ trated people who the day before were their friends‚ the sad‚ broken looks in their little faces literally made me cry! how easy it was to turn them against someone was eyeopening! i would encourage eveyone to use this as a wonderful life teaching skill. I found the CLASS DIVIDED show quite interesting and very compelling. However‚ I must say that I found it more of an example of OPPRESSION and not discrimination. Minority and race

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    Discrimination and oppression are two main struggles that women had to face this led many female authors to discuss the struggles that follow women throughout history. Simone de Beauvoir‚ Bell Hooks and Christine Delphy asked questions and thought critically about the real meaning and function of women and feminism. First‚ Simone de Beauvoir in her article "The Second Sex" wonder about what is the appropriate definition of a woman as she differentiates between female and a woman. In the same article

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    (A)Explain the ways in which the contract of agency may be constituted. To talk about the contract of agency‚ firstly the definitions of contract and agency are requited. According to Gloag (W.Green‚ 1929)‚  ’contract is an agreement which creates or is intended to create a legal obligation between the parties to it. ’ And it ’s a really important part in the business‚ commonly known as legal lynchpin of business activities such as provision goods and services (Gordon‚ G. 2011). Meanwhile‚ same

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    DESCRIBE A RANGE OF COURSE OF DEMENTIA SYNDROME. The number of different types of dementia is; Benson’s syndrome (also called Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA)) Alzheimer’s disease Primary Progressive Aphasia (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Lewy body Disease (Also known as Dementia with Lewy bodies) Picks disease (A type of Fronto-temporal dementia) Binswangers Disease. ( A type of vascular dementia) Niemann-Pick disease type C Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease HIV Brain related impairment

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    4222-370] ( Written questions [Outcome 1] Understand the concept of diversity and its relevance to working with individuals who have dementia 1.1- explain what is meant by the terms • diversity The Service Users i deliver care to are all different in many ways.This can be along the dimensions of gender‚ age‚ ethnicity‚ race‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ physical abilities‚ political beliefs‚ religious beliefs or other ideologies. This means that i have to be aware of a person’s

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    choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks 1.1 These are some of the legislation related to minimising the risk of harm for an individual with dementia. Key legislation are Human Rights Act 1998‚ Mental Health Act 2007‚ Disability Discrimination Act‚ Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006‚ Carers (equal opportunities ) Act 2004. Together these legislations form the fundamental rights and freedom of an individual. These affect the rights of every day life of an individual including

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    September 9th Storm poems ( Re-draft ). Compare the ways in which Heaney and Hughes describe their storms. “Storm on the Island” starts in a very dramatic way by setting the scene of the poem on a lonely‚ deserted island. Firstly‚ Seamus Heaney describes the surroundings in a way‚ to make the readers assume that the storm is set on a very bare waste land with a handful of residents on it that preparing for a storm that turns out to be more severe than they expected. Seamus Heaney then

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