In the modern world‚ increasing the understanding of dementia would be beneficial to most globally. Reasons why education of dementia is important will be discussed‚ whilst looking at the effects of dementia on health‚ costs and ageing population globally. Dementia is a type of health disorder that has a variety of effects. It results from diseases or injuries that relate to the brain (Whitman‚ 2009). The result is always a persistent or a chronic problem with the normal functioning of the mental
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Why We Should not Complain God has given each and every one of us a chance at life. I am thrilled to say I have been granted with a great family and friends‚ a roof over my head‚ delicious food to eat on a daily basis‚ and coffee to wake me up every single morning. Not everyone on this earth currently has all the opportunities that most people I know have. Every single morning‚ I wake up to the excruciating sound of my alarm clock going off‚ and get ready. Once I complete my morning tasks‚ I tell
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------------------------------------------------- straining to hear and fend off dementia [Document subtitle] February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 PSY 4456 Dr. Milligan PSY 4456 February 25‚ 2013 Straining to Hear and Fend Off Dementia The article I chose was written by Kathrine Bouton. One of many people who suffer with hearing lost‚ but unfortunately Katherine’s started at the age of thirty years old. She tells a story about attending a fun-raiser for a magazine
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UNIT 13 Manage Health and Social care practice to ensure positive outcomes for individuals. Unit 10 Manage Health and Social Care Practice to Ensure Positive Outcomes For Individuals. Outcome 1 Understand the theory and principles that outcome-based practice 1.1 – Explain “outcome based practice?” Outcome based care is described as putting the individual/ service user/tenant at the centre of the care service and not prescribing a generic service for everyone. It is about delivering high
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Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is Explain what is meant by the term “dementia” The literal interpretation of the word ’dementia’ means deprived of mind. Is usually taken to mean mental deterioration or group of conditions/disorders of brain. Specific diseases eg Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Cerebral Vascular e.g. stroke. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected
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be difficult to decide whether or not a person is a carer‚ and does it matter??? There are between six and seven million people in the u.k who provide extra help to family‚ friends or neighbours that are elderly or suffering from mental or physical illness. It is very important to recognise these carers‚ as they need support which could include financial help‚ mental support or even training. It can be difficult to decide if a person is a carer or not‚ there seems to be clear cut answers. However
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Jealous Love The words of love songs and poems declare that a person cannot endure being without another every minute of every day and that they would die without them. This may sound quite poetic and loving in prose‚ but when rationally thought about in an everyday context this is a form of co-dependency and jealous love‚ being disguised as affection. This essay will discuss this type of jealous love which Swann felt for Odette in the novel “Swann’s Way‚” which was so competently portrayed by the
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whether or not a person is a carer‚ and does it matter? Base your answer on the case of someone you know. A carer is generally viewed as an individual who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. However to get recognition or any form of support for being a carer an individual would have to meet the governments definition of being a carer and also fit quite a number of conditions. A government website agrees that …. The word ‘carer’ means someone who looks
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Dementia is a broad description that consist of numerous different types and involves several symptoms‚ therefore‚ making this disease the greatest misunderstood conditions in medicine today. The cause of dementia are factors such as age‚ family history‚ hardening of the arteries‚ heavy alcohol consumption‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol and diabetes which leads to damaged neurons. When the brain cells become injured‚ they lose the ability to communicate with other cells‚ leading to memory
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Dementia Awareness Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms including memory loss‚ confusion‚ mood changes and difficulty with day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia. The brain‚ along with the spinal cord‚ makes up the central nervous system‚ and it is this that controls all of our body’s functions. Within the brain there are billions of nerve cells that are known as neurons. These neurons communicate with each other and with other parts of the body by sending
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