Although dementia as a whole is caused by brain damage‚ hindering the brains ability to communicate properly‚ subsets of dementia are linked with different types of brain cell damage according to the region affected (Alzheimer’s Association). Alzheimer’s contains a high number of hallmark abnormalities‚ including “deposits of the protein fragment beta-amyloid and twisted strands of the protein tau” (Alzheimer’s Association). Vascular dementia is typically caused by strokes and/or instances that cause
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Assignment 371 Task A A1) Explain how different forms of dementia can affect the way an individual communicates. All forms of dementia can affect the way a person communicates‚ so in time they may have to find different ways of expressing themselves and their feelings. As a carer your non-verbal communication will become important‚ your body language‚ facial expressions‚ gestures‚ eye contact and tone of voice will have to be taken into account when you are communicating with a sufferer
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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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533.3 - Understand how dementia care must be underpinned by a person centred approach 3.1 - Compare a person-centred and a non-person-centred approach to dementia care: Person centred care is is a method of providing care to people in which the individual as a unique person is emphasised‚ rather than focusing on the disease‚ its expected symptoms and challenges‚ and the lost abilities of the person. Person centred care explains that dementia is only a disease condition that affects the brain‚ but
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Greek word Zodion‚ which means “Little animal.” The zodiac signs are the constellations along the Ecliptic at the respective points at certain days of the year. The zodiac signs are: Leo the Lion‚ Gemini the Twins‚ Aries the Ram‚ Sagittarius the Centaur‚ Taurus the Bull‚ Virgo the Virgin‚ Cancer the Crab‚ Libra the Scales‚ Capricorn the Seagoat‚ Scorpio the Scorpion‚ Aquarius the Water Bearer‚ and Pisces the Fish. One can find their zodiac sign by using a Celestial Sphere‚ a model of space by representing
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ensure the privacy of the patient. One security feature that has seen promise over the last few years is identification via the finger print of the medical record owner. Using the patient’s own fingerprint‚ specifically a thumbprint as identification to sign in at the front desk of a healthcare provider or to access security devices throughout medical facilities‚ helps to counter the potentially devastating risk of unauthorized access or stolen medical records. Having patient medical authorization via
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Explain ways to embed elements of Functional Skills in your specialist area. Registering Births‚ Deaths and Marriages requires use of all the functional skills so it is vitally important for me as the tutor to embed these within the teaching session. During my micro teach session I used a variety of methods to introduce different functional skills to the learners. For example‚ I spoke about the history of registration and how a fine of £2 was introduced in 1875 for people who didn’t register their
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going out altogether. Physical symptoms are common‚ such as shortness of breath‚ a pounding heart and shaking hands. Most people experience stress and anxiety from time to time. Signs of anxiety can be triggered by an event that makes you feel frustrated or nervous. Anxiety is a feeling of fear‚ worry‚ or unease. Examples of normal stress and anxiety include worrying about finding a job‚ feeling nervous before a big test‚ or being embarrassed
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Draft The Signs of Shopping For me‚ it is the same question every month‚ should I go shopping or pay my insurance? Most of the time it comes down to going shopping until the insurance has to be paid‚ and I am sure I am not the only one that has been in this situation. There are different ways of shopping and each one of these ways are coded systems that construct our own identity. They each encourage consumers to buy products and then group the consumers with one identity. In “The Signs of Shopping”
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Candidate Name: J/601/2874 Level 2 Dementia Awareness 1. Understanding what dementia is 1.1 Dementia are the signs and symptoms caused as a result of specific diseases such as Alzheimer’s or a stroke that involve the damaging of brain cells; as the brain cells die the person with a dementia will lose their ability to carry out their every day tasks such as personal care and interaction with other people as different parts of the brain are damaged. Dementia affects both older and younger people and
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