Dementia awareness Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is 1. Explain what is meant by the term ’dementia’ Dementia is a non-specific illness syndrome with serious loss of global cognitive ability. It can be static or progressive. More common above the age of 65 but can occur before that age‚ when it’s called „early on set dementia”. It can occur becouse of a brain injury (e.g. stroke) or with a disease or damage in the body (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease‚ Parkinson disease). The main signs and symptoms
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experience of dementia Understand the neurology of dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome Fixed cognitive impairments are due to a single event. Traumatic brain injury may cause generalized damage to the white matter of the brain or localized damages. A temporary reduction in the supply of blood and oxygen to the brain may lead to this type of dementia. A stroke or brain infection can also be the cause of dementia. Excessive alcoholic intake results in alcoholic dementia. Use of
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rather than absolute terms. Poverty therefore can be defined not in terms of a lack of sufficient resources to meet basic needs‚ but rather as lacking the resources required to be able to participate in the lifestyle and consumption patterns enjoyed by other Australians; Individuals forced
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_____________________________ Balancing Balancing Equations Challenge Part A: Parts & Pieces (1) Circle each subscript in each chemical formula. (2) Draw a square around each coefficient. (3) Answer the questions related to each chemical formula. O2 CO2 5 H2 What element does the O represent? ___________________ How many atoms of each element are in the formula shown? C = ______ O = ______ How many atoms of Hydrogen are in this formula as shown? ______ 2C2H6 2Na2SO4 How many atoms
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We begin with “Conflict Avoidance and Happiness‚” because it is a higher imperative of human happiness existence than “Conflict Management and Happiness.” 318. “Conflict Management” is essential‚ but it is management after-the- fact. Conflict Avoidance is a more potent strategy than Conflict Management‚ deserving of more emphasis‚ research and study. 319. Conflict and happiness may appear as a contradictory assertion. On the one hand‚ conflict connotes disagreement between and among people. It
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Interest groups are often described as chaotic in comparison to political parties. The major difference between both groups is that each interest group advocates for one particular cause while political parties are balancing many issues at the same time. That is the reason why political parties can be described as “coalitions of interest groups” (196). Interest groups alone are actually more focused because each member is automatically for or against a particular cause. If not‚ switching interest
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WHAT IS DEMENTIA? Dementia is a term that describes a collection of symptoms that include decreased intellectual functioning that interferes with normal life functions and is usually used to describe people who have two or more major life functions impaired or lost such as memory‚ language‚ perception‚ judgment or reasoning; they may lose emotional and behavioral control‚ develop personality changes and have problem solving abilities reduced or lost. There are different classification schemes for
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Agitation is often seen in elderly with dementia and it can also be improved with the use of music therapy. Mathews found that there were “...mood-shifting effects; enhancement of cognitive function; reduction in agitation‚ anxiety‚ or wandering; the improvement in response to family and staff; and improvement in coordination and motor function” (Mathews). Elderly who deal with dementia often have agitation due to the loss of control they have over their minds and their lives. As a result‚ they tend
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Individual Rights vs. Public Order. There are advantages and disadvantages to just about everything you can think of in this world. Two topics that can be very controversial to have an advantages and disadvantages discussion on are our individual rights and public order. We hold our individual rights very close to us and pride ourselves on the freedoms that these rights provide. We also see the devastation that can occur when the rights and freedoms we are given
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to service users‚ but sometimes there can be a conflict beetween the individual’s or their family’s wishes and rights and the duty of care. In this case the most important thing is to decide whether the person is aware of the risks and consequences of the decision and has the capacity to make the decision. Before taking best interest decisions I have to make sure that the person definitely lacks the capacity. The person or their next of kin has an overall right and responsibility in decision making
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