4222-365 Understand the process and experience of dementia (DEM 301) Level: 3 Credit value: 3 UAN: J/601/3538 Unit aim This unit provides the knowledge of the neurology of dementia to support the understanding of how individuals may experience dementia. Learning outcomes There are three learning outcomes to this unit. The learner will: 1. Understand the neurology of dementia 2. Understand the impact of recognition and diagnosis of dementia 3. Understand how dementia care must be underpinned
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everything in an instance. Like Lear in Shakespeare’s he was blinded by dementia which caused him to make irrational decisions‚ when Gloucester lost his sight‚ he managed to see the truth which was right before his eyes all these while. Blindness can be a gift of darkness‚ it allows you to settle down and focus only on your own thoughts. It helps heighten your senses and enables you to probe deeper than just the surface meaning. Dementia can be said as a form of blindness. It causes King Lear to be blind
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Alzheimer’s Dementia Alzheimer ’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that damages and eventually destroys brain cells‚ leading to memory loss and changes in thinking and other brain functions. It usually develops slowly and gradually gets worse as more brain cells wither and die. Ultimately‚ Alzheimer ’s is fatal‚ and currently‚ there is no cure. Alzheimer ’s disease is the most common type of dementia‚ a general term used to describe various diseases and conditions that
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Relationships Frank is in the early stages of dementia which is getting worse and worse over time‚ when robot becomes a big role in Frank’s life at the time. Frank becomes fond of the robot because Frank gains trust in the robot. Frank’s son Hunter gives Frank a robot in hopes of helping Frank get back on track with chores and having a better lifestyle. Events between Frank and Robot develop a meaningful relationship. Frank is experiencing dementia‚ which is where he is often forgetful and confused
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of Life and Dementia Care . Credit Value : 2 This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development’s QCF Assessment Principles. Learning Outcome 1 : Understand considerations for individuals with dementia at end of life Assessment Criteria 1.1. Outline in what ways dementia can be a terminal illness Dementia is brain atrophy. It’s a degenerative disease‚ which is progressive‚ and for the time being‚ incurable condition. Dementia is a terminal
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uterly INCONGRUOUS that i’d buried the recollection of that PERFIDIOUS‚ ANOMALOUS PERVERSION my subcochous. the shadow of an unknown thing‚ curdling the air as it draws inexorably closer the the serfuse of my day time brain.i felt the erudition of dementia i my mind desolved in the THAT HATEFUL‚ ABYSMAL‚ PLIABLE acid of the the unknowable THAT PUTRID‚ PITILESS‚ LIQUID shadow the carods all mans sanity. the mountans rows up behind me prasipatisly. he found him self being submerged in that infeasible
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characterized by an abnormal accumulation of α-synuclein (-Syn) aggregates within neurons‚ nerve fibers‚ or glial cells are collectively referred to as α-synucleinopathies [1]. The three main types of α-synucleinopathies are Parkinson’s disease (PD)‚ dementia with Lewy bodies‚ and multiple system atrophy. These disorders impact mainly the elderly population‚ therefore causing serious personal and economic burden in our aging societies. Among them the most common disease is PD‚ which displays both sporadic
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forms of dementia can affect the way an individual communicates. All forms of dementia can affect the way a person communicates‚ so in time they may have to find different ways of expressing themselves and their feelings. As a carer your non-verbal communication will become important‚ your body language‚ facial expressions‚ gestures‚ eye contact and tone of voice will have to be taken into account when you are communicating with a sufferer. In the early stages of some forms of dementia people may
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this policy is that they’re trying to make every clinics dementia friendly; environments‚ as this could take a long time as well as during this time dementia service users or client might be differentiated alongside and their treatment during this time might be incomplete. However‚ this has a negative influence on anti-discriminatory practice the reason is that some clients might be discriminated against and not be treated as other dementia service users in other areas‚ may be treated as a result
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3. What are some unique aspects of Joe’s life situation and experience with dementia? How do you assess his and his family coping with this condition? What the aspects of loss that Joe describes in the story of his dementia? Answer: The Joe’s Blog part of the documentary was exceptionally hard to watch. Joe‚ only 63 years of age‚ was diagnosed with AD two years before the documentary was filmed (HBO: Documentaries: The Alzheimer’s Project). He says that he has an inclination that he’s losing parts
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