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    Schmidt‚ MIBC 112‚ Unit 2‚ Assignment Dementia Dementia isn’t a specific disease. Instead‚ dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting thinking and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning. Dementia involves damage of nerve cells in the brain‚ which may occur in several areas of the brain. Dementia may affect people differently‚ depending on the area of the brain affected. The factors that causes this

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    P1 Task 1 In this task the explanation of why individuals may experience additional needs will be provided. There are 4 main categories of disability. I will list them and also give an example of each category and also say if the disability is physical‚ cognitive or sensory. Physical meaning having problems with strength or co-ordination within caused by having an accident or an inspection. Cognitive meaning a person having problems with learning and understanding everyday things. Sensory –

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    Types of Dementia Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia; accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Difficulty remembering names and recent events is often an early clinical symptom; later symptoms include impaired judgment‚ disorientation‚ confusion‚ behavior changes and trouble speaking‚ swallowing and walking. Hallmark abnormalities are deposits of the protein fragment beta-amyloid (plaques) and twisted strands

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    Ashley Allen Elizabeth Lack English 093 15 December 2011 Why Is The Ability To Write Correctly Important? College has taught me the importance of knowing how to write properly. Being able to write in the proper manner has many benefits‚ not only in college but also‚ also later in life. Writing can be very complicated and boring‚ especially when it is not understood. Having proper writing skills is very important it increases your academic achievements and your career achievements .It enables

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    Diploma in a health and social care Outcome 6 6. Explain how needs change for individuals and their families at different stages of their lives. Due to the varying range of ability and disability in ASD the needs of individuals and their families are rather diverse. In the early stages parent/s of individuals with ASD will need lots information and guidance from professionals including an‚ accurate diagnoses as this paves the way to the right levels of support. The support and understanding from

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    DEMENTIA AWARENESS Explain what is meant by the term Dementia The term ’dementia ’ describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory‚ mood changes‚ processing information and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases‚ including Alzheimer ’s disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia affects older and younger people and the decline in the person will get worse as more brain cells are damaged or die

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    The everyday needs of individuals in society refers to the things that individuals require in a society‚ these include physiological‚ safety‚ affection‚ esteem and self-actualisation needs. Physiological Needs These are our biological needs. They consist of needs for oxygen‚ food‚ water‚ and a relatively constant body temperature. They are the strongest needs because if a person was deprived of all needs‚ the physiological ones would come first in the person ’s search for satisfaction. Safety

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    5. Explain why partnership working may be difficult in a multidisciplinary team. When all specialists and experts work with each other as part of a multidisciplinary team‚ together they accomplish better outcomes for children. Although at times working with other professionals can prove tricky. Personalities – Not everyone will get on‚ personalities may clash for many reasons. It is important to remain professional and treat others with courtesy and respect at all times as you will never get along

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    1.1: Explain how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes associated with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition. Cognitive: depending on the type of dementia the individual has they may have trouble in recognising the food in front of them or not understand that the food provided is for them‚ This can be caused by their minds not recognising what is in front of them. Functional: The individual may struggle to use their knife‚ fork and spoon‚ they may even struggle to chew or swallow

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    Enable rights and choices of individuals with dementia whilst minimising risks Task 1 Key legislations such as Human rights act 1998 Mental capacity act 2005 Adults with incapacity (Scotland) act 2000 Mental health act 2007 The disability discrimination act 1995 Safeguarding vulnerable groups act 2006 Carers (equal opportunities) act 2004 Are all laws put into place to help protect an individual from abuse whilst ensuring they can still for fill their right and maintain

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