| | | | | |Unit: 13 |Title: Recruitment and |Unit Code: A/502/5434 | | |Selection in Business |
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NVQ 2 25/3/15 Kym Barratt Unit 13 Dementia Awareness 1. 1.1 Dementia describes a group of chronic degenerative conditions of brain function. The type of dementia will determine the areas of the brain that are affected and its’ progression. It typically affects memory‚ communication skills‚ personality and reasoning. 1.2 The key functions of the brain affected by dementia are memory‚ ability to make decisions‚ ability to use reason and logic‚ personality‚ ability to communicate and
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The largest portion of the human brain is the cerebrum. Also known as the cortex‚ the cerebrum is involved with higher brain functions like thought and action. The cerebral cortex has four lobes – the frontal lobe‚ the parietal lobe‚ temporal lobe‚ and the occipital lobe (“Brain Structures and their Functions‚” n.d.; “Frontal Lobe - The Brain Made Simple‚” n.d.). The frontal lobe performs executive functions. These functions include initiation‚ inhibition‚ purposive action‚ volition‚ planning‚ reasoning
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ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurological brain disorder that manifests as a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity. ADHD is broken down into three subtypes: predominantly inattentive ADHD‚ predominantly hyperactive-impulsive ADHD‚ and combined type ADHD. ADHD begins in childhood‚ and has only recently been understood‚ can persist into adulthood as well. While some children outgrow ADHD‚ about 50% to 60% continue to have symptoms into adulthood.
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The Infant brain begins to develop a few weeks after conception‚ and most of the definable structures begin to develop at about eight weeks after conception. The first synapses occur seven weeks into the pregnancy within the spinal cord. Synapses occurs when neurons pass signals between each other to relay and receive information. A neuron consists of a cell body‚ multiple dendrites‚ and an axon. The cell body serves as the command center for the neuron‚ it contains DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and
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and the Role of the Brain in Cognitive Functioning BreAnne Warden PSY/360 December 5‚ 2011 Devlin Crose Phineas Gage and the Role of the Brain in Cognitive Functioning The brain plays a key role in cognitive functioning. Of the many areas in the brain‚ only certain areas have an impact on cognitive functioning. The case of a man named Phineas Gage showed key elements of specific areas in the brain that support certain cognitive functions. The traumatic brain injury that Phineas Gage suffered
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What makes humans unique? How do Humans differ from other species? These questions have been on the minds of social scientists over the years. Some have said that humans are just like other primates. While some others have mentioned that humans did not exactly descend from chimpanzees or gorillas‚ but it might be possible that humans and other primates have shared a common ancestor. It’s true that they share a lot of similarities but on the other hand they also have a lot of differences. The three
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of the history of Alzheimer’s ‚ what happens to the brain in alzheimers disease; the stages as well as treatment. Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible‚ progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills and‚ eventually even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks of daily living. In most people with Alzheimer’s‚ symptoms first appear after age 60 but it can precent itself sooner. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older people.The disease is
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(TLC)‚ lectured the class about cognitive-communication disorders. She presented several video clips that demonstrated her techniques when working with patients facing a cognitive-communication disorder‚ in a clinical setting. The goals for each therapy session included restoring the patient’s function and compensating for their deficits‚ so they can eventually process and communicate normally. Ms. Moss began the class by stating a cognitive-communicate disorder results from problems with any feature
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the Needs of Students with a Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a leading cause of death and disability among children and adolescents‚ with an annual incidence estimated at 180 cases per 100‚000 children between the ages of 1 and 15 in the United States (Yeates‚2005).Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are defined in the special education law in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 1990) as being an “injury to the brain caused by an external physical force‚
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