Outcome 1 1.1Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells and in many ways‚ from alcoholism‚ brain injury‚ drug abuse‚ side effects to medications‚ depression‚ age‚ thyroid function abnormalities‚ and vitamin B12 deficiency. Alzheimer’s Dementia is caused by a build-up of proteins which the body no longer breaks down and this affects the transmission of signals. 1.2Memory loss can be defines in different ways. Memory loss can be the inability to retrieve information from the long-term memory
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The author proposes introduction of social dancing in Golden Age senior residences in order to prevent or delay the onset of dementia among their residents. For this he cites that according to 21 year old study which states only frequent dancing offers protection against dementia. I find his claim specious and unreliable on many grounds. Firstly‚ the authors claim depends on a study that is statistically unreliable. There is no mention of when the study took place‚ the sample size of the study
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of PSY 301 Entire Course you will find the next docs: PSY-301 Week 1 DQ1.doc PSY-301 Week 1 DQ2.doc PSY-301 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT Prejudice Stereotypes and Discrimination.doc PSY-301 Week 2 DQ1.doc PSY-301 Week 2 DQ2.doc PSY-301 WEEK 3 ASSIGNMENT Persuasion Who What To Whom.doc PSY-301 Week 3 DQ1.doc PSY-301 Week 3 DQ2.doc PSY-301 WEEK 4 ASSIGNMENT Power of Love and Relationships.doc PSY-301 Week 4 DQ1.doc PSY-301 Week 4 DQ2.doc PSY-301 Week 5 DQ1.doc PSY-301 Week 5 DQ2.doc PSY-301 WEEK 5
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia really the same thing? Aysha Culliver December 13‚ 2012 5th Period Woodward Purpose I often hear people say that a person suffering from Alzheimer’s is not the person they knew. I wander to myself. Who are they then? –Bob DeMarco. What is Alzheimer ’s disease? Alzheimer ’s disease is a disease that slowly and little by little destroys brain cells. It is neither transmittable nor contagious‚ but is the single most common cause of dementia. A condition that
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Understanding employment responsibilities and rights in health and social care settings. 1.1 List the aspects of employment covered by law. The law in the uk covers the following aspects: minimum wage‚ hours worked‚ sick pay‚ coshh‚ riddor‚ discrimination‚ health and safety‚ holiday entitlements and pay‚ redundancy and dismissal‚ training‚ disciplinary procedures and union rights.1.2 List the main features of current employment legislations. Equalities‚ (The Equality act 2010) equal opportunities
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Understand and meet the nutritional requirements of individuals with dementia. Outcome 1 1) describe how cognitive‚ functional and emotional changes with dementia can affect eating‚ drinking and nutrition. Cognitive behaviour is dysfunctional emotions and behaviours caused by damage in brain affecting part of the brain responsible for memory and all that we learn from birth- how to talk‚ eat etc. This means that person with dementia can forget how important it is to eat and drink. They also may
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Frontotemporal dementia is a common and severe neurodegenerative disorder and is estimated to account for 20% of cases of degenerative dementia with presenile onset. People with Frontotemporal dementia usually affect people in the age range of 35–75‚ and head trauma is identified as a risk factor‚ there is an increased positive family history. There is a 2.5 times increased risk due a positive association with Thyroid disease and FTD. (Weder‚ Aziz‚ Wilkins‚ & Tampi‚ 2007) People with Frontotemporal
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Unit 301Communication and professional relationships with children‚ young people and adults Assignment 2 Introduction In this section I will outline the importance of confidentiality‚ the policies and procedures surrounding confidentiality‚ the Data Protection Act 1998 and why it can sometimes be necessary to break confidentiality. Assessment Criteria 3.2 – Explain the importance of reassuring children‚ young people and adults of the confidentiality of shared information and the limits of this
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Unit 5 P4‚ M1 and D1 This essay will explain the physiologies of the respiratory system and the cardiovascular system and how they work in the metabolism of energy in the body. The respiratory system The respiration system is the process of supplying oxygen to the cells so that cells can metabolise energy. The main functions of the respiratory system are to maintain oxygen supply to cells‚ to remove water from the body‚ and to remove carbon dioxide from the body. It is divided into four sections
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