Alcoholic dementia is a silent epidemic‚ it’s cause is excessive drinking. This type of dementia goes undiagnosed and confused with other types of dementia. Alcoholic dementia is a lack of vitamin B1 and is detrimental to one’s health‚ especially in the aging population. Alcohol induced dementia is treatable and possibly reversible; even so‚ it is avoidable if drinking in moderation. Dementia is a loss of mental ability severe enough to interfere with everyday life (Alzheimer’s Association. N.D.)
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merit and distinction grade. - Go to class regularly April 2015 -Get BTEC’s degree in 2015 6.To improve Presentation skills -Practise more presentation in class. - Preparse for a talk -Speak more slowly and clearly. Class time May 2014 - Appear relaxed‚ confident and in control. -More confident when presentating in front of many people. 7.To improve knowledge about Business -Reading more Business book. -Produce a Gantt chart at the start. August2014 - Knowing
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Discuss the extent to which economic growth may benefit the economy. (18) Economics growth is‚ it the short run an increase in real GDP and in the long run an increase in the productive capacity of an economy (the maximum output that the economy can produce). GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product which is the country’s production of goods and services valued at market price in a given time period. Real GDP is when these figures are corrected for inflation using a base year (The UK uses 2003 as
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from dementia. This is where the loss of thinking‚ memory‚ and reasoning skills are taking place‚ and a person is significantly impaired to carry out their daily tasks. Symptoms include the inability to remember information‚ asking the same questions over and over again‚ becoming lost or confused in familiar places‚ being unable to follow directions‚ or neglecting personal safety‚ hygiene‚ or nutrition (National Institute on Aging‚ 2009). Some types of dementia include; vascular dementia which is reduced
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Sometimes there are children who will tease others for being different. They may be too young to understand how much of an impact their words or actions will make on another‚ but no child says or does anything considered mean without knowing that it will cause a negative reaction from another who wears glasses or is fatter‚ taller or smaller than them. It isn’t just teasing‚ it needs addressing‚ it needs changing. It is not just “merely teasing” and immediate intervention is necessary. The child
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What is dementia? Dementia is a very common‚ incurable group of life conditions that interfere with daily functioning. It is chronic and can last for years or be life-long. Dementia is not a disease‚ it’s a group of symptoms that affect one’s ability to think‚ memory‚ as well as social life or the rest of their life. Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. Damage to the brain cells interferes with the brain cell’s ability to be able to communicate with each other. Without communication with
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Discuss some ways in which class and ethnicity impact on children’s lives. To discuss ways in which class and ethnicity impact on children’s lives we must first of all define both terms. According to Walters (2012) ethnicity refers to a sense among a group of people with a shared culture‚ ancestry and decent which has either a national or regional origin. A focus on ethnicity also suggests a focus on cultural markers such as race‚ religion‚ language and shared customs; this is because cultural
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Privilege and Oppression Privilege is a special right‚ advantage‚ or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. Additionally‚ oppression is unjust treatment or control and in these cases the oppression against people. As can be seen‚ in the first photo on my padlet for privilege and oppression is a group of white men making decisions to stay in power. This picture is a good representation of pg. 79‚ because it discusses the “institutions” of privileges‚ such as
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Oppression is a significant issue that has been growing in discourse as of late. As time progresses‚ the way people are treated and the opinions they hold change. When there is a group of people who have their rights changed‚ it will cause other groups to believe they are being cheated out of chances the privileges those people are allowed access to. While this may be accurate in rare cases‚ it is also difficult to argue strongly on the side of the people who have been‚ and still are considered
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The Effects of Alzheimer’s and Dementia on the Brain My friend and her family are currently through a trying time now. Her grandfather does not know who she is; He is combative and confused‚ it hurts them to see him like this‚ he is not himself. Her father does not recognize his own father (Davis). This is Dementia. It does not only affect the patient‚ it affects the people around him. The question is how does Dementia and Alzheimer’s affect the brain? In 1999 the number of 4 million with Alzheimer’s
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