Dementia awareness -CU238P What is dementia? Dementia is a gradual loss of brain functions. The most common form of dementia is caused by Alzheimer’s disease but there are many other forms of dementia including: alcohol related dememtias‚vascular dementia‚ frontotemporal dementias and Lewy body dementia. Key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia. Each case of dementia is different. The area of the brain affected will depend on the type of dementia. Dementia can affect every area
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What is Brain Chemistry? Brain chemistry or neurochemistry is the complex system which allows the brain to function with the use of chemicals known as neurotransmitters which move information around in the brain. Every person’s brain chemistry is slightly different‚ and a number of things can play a role in the levels of various neurotransmitters in the brain‚ and how those chemicals affect the brain’s function. It is believed that difference in brain chemistry may explain a variety of behavioral
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Bipolar disorders fall into two categories‚ Bipolar I Disorder and Bipolar II Disorder. According to the DSM-5 (2013)‚ “for a diagnosis of Bipolar I Disorder‚ it is necessary to meet the following criteria for a manic episode. The manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes” (p. 123). While a diagnosis for Bipolar II Disorder needs to meet the criteria for a current or past hypomanic episode and criteria for a current or past major depressive
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When I was in middle school‚ my younger brother was diagnosed with a rare malignant brain tumor. My life was turned upside down. I spent many days sitting in hospital waiting rooms while my brother underwent treatment. One day while sitting at the hospital craft table‚ the only place for kids in the waiting room‚ a young girl motioned for me to help her make a beaded bracelet. I assembled the bracelet with the cord and beads she pushed my way. She smiled broadly as I tied the bracelet onto her wrist
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A person can be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) upon the experience of a traumatic event. PTSD also involves the constant reliving of the trauma and have symptoms of irritability‚ insomnia‚ or emotional outburst. In recent studies‚ patients with PTSD were found to be linked with having high levels of lower back or neck pain. This pain is believed to be a psychological outcome of PTSD rather than physical effect of it. Dunn‚ Passmore‚ Burke‚ and Chiconie (2009) were interested
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CARE STUDY This care study is about a service user with Cerebral Palsy and Dysphasia. This assignment will give a brief description of her background history‚ her condition and care needs. In order to maintain the confidentiality of the service user‚ I will refer to her as Daisy Chain and any personal information will be changed accordingly and not be used in conjunction with anything else other than this study. I obtained consent from the service user‚ her family and the adult day centre where
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Abstract Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a widespread disorder that affects certain individuals psychologically‚ behaviorally‚ and emotionally following the experience of a traumatic event (Lee et al.‚ 2005‚ p. 135). However‚ because of inconsistencies regarding the percentage of individuals who experience PTSD and the percentage of individuals who subsequently develop PTSD‚ researchers hypothesize that both biological and environmental factors contribute to the development of PTSD (Wolf
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the characteristics‚ prevalence and effects of dysarthria in children with Cerebral Palsy. It will also examine the effects of speech therapy on children who have been diagnosed with both Cerebral Palsy and dysarthria. The term Cerebral Palsy has been used as an umbrella term for which a number of different definitions have been proposed over the years. The most recent consensus definition recognizes that Cerebral Palsy is characterized by movement and posture disturbance‚ is nonprogressive in nature
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I am investigating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) in veterans and how it can be treated. PTSD has been around since the world’s very first conflicts‚ but it wasn’t until the 1900’s that is was medically recognized as a Mental disorder. The amount of veterans suffering from this disorder without treatment is un-imaginable. Often times veterans refuse to seek treatment for this disorder because they are afraid of the consequences of treatment. Veterans wouldn’t need to be treated if we take care
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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER Chrishanda Anderson College Writing 101/N1 Rm.412 Mr.Saifi July 5‚ 2010 Post traumatic stress
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