Understand the process and experiences of dementia. 1 Understand the neurology of dementia 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome. Dementia is a word used to describe a group of symptoms and difficult day-to-day tasks. There are many causes of dementia such as: Alzheimer’s disease Vascular dementia Frontotemporal dementia Dementia with lewy bodies Alzheimer’s being the most common one that people will know; basically dementia is a serious deterioration in the mental functions such
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Ashley Holland NVQ 5 Dementia Dementia is a collection of different symptoms these could include‚ memory loss (this being the most common association)‚ difficulties with thinking and problem solving or language‚ dementia is caused by damaging of the brain tissue from diseases‚ such as strokes‚ Alzhiemers‚ picks and lewy bodies. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is classically defined as a dual clinicopathological entity. The cause of Alzheimer’s disease is unknown. This gap in knowledge has created
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I am excited to possibly have a chance to intern with your organization this summer. I came across the Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation while searching for internships close to my hometown of North Webster‚ Indiana. I believe that The Watershed’s work‚ along with my coursework and background in the North Webster area‚ make The Watershed an ideal place for me to intern at. I think that this would be a great opportunity for me to work in the community I grew up in‚ with the lakes I grew up around.
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1984 by George Orwell talks about one’s life in a dictatorial society. During my progress of reading‚ I realized how simple I used to think the world is. This book shows a different style of governing‚ which leads to a different way of surviving in this dictatorial society. The story introduces the “Big Brother is watching you” idea which seems to brainwashed everyone. People either truly believed or they pretended to believe this Ingsoc political ideology. A society where every movement is monitored
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Avid is an important tool to help a student achieve their greatest success throughout high school. I believe this to be true because of the work ethic that I have today. During difficult times‚ I am able to incorporate what I have learned in Avid and become readily prepared to encounter any academic challenge that comes my way. This encourages me to strive towards the ultimate level of success and manage my time wisely in order to ensure these achievements. Avid has helped me overcome my academic
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The course that I am aiming to study is Sociology with Psychology. I have always had an interest in Sociology and it captivated me when I was studying it at GCSE level. I was always excited for that lesson to take place because I knew that I would be learning about how the world I’m living in works‚ how it functions. Psychology intrigued me after studying it at GCSE level; I knew I wanted to continue to learn more about it. After my GCSE’s I went on to study a Criminology Certificate which focused
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Concrete Experience The most significant experience that occurred to during the past five weeks was in the first tutorial class. This was happened on 11th of September 2012 in the class B604. I was in a class of about twenty two students. The lecturer introduced us to the subject and told us about the assessments‚ later she mentioned that we have to work in a team of four to five individuals who we have not met before to observe a team and present the observations within the next eleven weeks
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Ever since I moved into the United States at a very young age of nine years old‚ I learned from the get go that I have to work extremely hard in school and extra curricular activities. In my freshman year of high school‚ till my second year of college‚ I have been involved in numerous activities. I have found that as my life gets busier‚ which forces me to become more organized‚ and my tasks are completed more efficiently. In my freshman year of high school‚ I was heavily involved in sports and
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This was my first week. I was really...glad that I decided to give Diagnostic Imaging a try for my Co-op. At first I wasn’t sure if it was going to be for me‚ and I was worried all the information I would get would go right over my head and I wouldn’t understand‚ but I am really happy I took a leap of faith and gave it a try. Through I did not find Ultrasound as interesting‚ I really loved being in Nuclear Medicine. I found it amazing how much detail you could actually see in the images. I really
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NMIH306 The Challenges of Ageing 3463205 Michelle James Assignment (Essay) 40% The ageing of the world’s population is a global phenomenon increasing the demand for adequate health care services available to older people. It continues to challenge those who plan and manage the services for older people and even more importantly those who deliver the professional and clinical care within the system such as Nurses. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009) predicted that the number of
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