Question 1 There are numerous potential affects due to difficulties with continence in relation to the individuals' self esteem, health and day to day activities; these include: o Low mood stemmed from lack of dignity and privacy. o Social isolation and embarrassment. o Individual lives in fear of being unable to manage their needs. o Deterioration to their health caused by dehydration due to wanting to prevent incontinence or wanting to reduce mobilising to facilitate needs. o Moisture damage to the skin can be caused to the individual due to being unable to cope with or without aids or support.
People have the choice to reduce risk factors for illness and injuries. Personality traits and illness are linked by consciousness, emotions and reactions and describe behavior and mental processes. (Sarafino, 2011) For example, developing habits like overeating will be harmful and cause Obesity or Diabetes, but people do it anyway because they enjoy it. Excessive drinking, drug abuse, eating or smoking can hinder how well specific tasks are carried out. Unhealthy habits can lead someone to feel more irritable and lose their focus at work.
The cause for the sickling in the blood cells are due to the low oxygen levels, increasing acidicty, and dehydration within the blood. With certain organs exposed to the lower oxgen levels and acidicty, the blood begins to travel slowly through the spleen, liver, and kidney which results in numerous bodily injuries. Also, organs with high metabolism rates help to stimulate the sickling by taking more than enough oxygen from the blood , that also makes the organs more susceptible to injury as well. All these conditions will shortly end up damaging the bodys tissue and cause severe dehydrating states with the
Poor medical care is likewise dysfunctional for society, as people who are ill face greater difficulty in becoming healthy and people who are healthy are more likely to become ill. For a person to be considered legitimately sick, said Parsons, several expectations must be met. He referred to these expectations as the sick rolesick roleExpectations of how people are supposed to think and act when they are ill.. First, sick people should not be perceived as having caused their own health problem. If we eat high-fat food, become obese, and have a heart attack, we evoke less sympathy than if we had practiced good nutrition and maintained a proper weight. If someone is driving drunk and smashes into a tree, there is much less sympathy than if the driver had been sober and skidded off the road in icy weather. Second, sick people must want to get well.
Due to the biological causes that result in decreased muscle mass and diminished strength, the older population is less prone to participate in daily activities. This creates a vicious cycle, because further muscular inactivity is responsible for muscle weakness causing more inactivity. The functional and metabolic consequences of Sarcopenia affect the elderly population by predisposing them “to falls, decreased bone density, diabetes, and decreased tolerance to heat and cold” (Ferrini, 2008). It also affects their
They are often related. An unbalanced diet, age, not enough exercise and lifestyle choices, such as smoking, can produce both conditions. Hypertension can cause arteriosclerosis by making the artery walls thick and less elastic, which speeds up the forming of fatty deposits in blood vessels. Hypertension can be a result of arteriosclerosis due to the artery walls thickening and blood flow is restricted. Confirmed Physical Health, online classroom, and learning guide HLTAP401B.
This produces a feeling of pleasure and because it makes you feel good you continue the activity. If the drug is taken for long enough it leasds to down regulation and the good feeling is reduced. This leads to withdrawl symptons . now the drug Is taken to avoid feeling bad. Stopping is hard as the addcitive substance alters thinking patterns in the brain o drug use continues even though they know no reward is coming.
2. Explain how poor nutrition can contribute to an individual’s experience of dementia. Poor nutrition can make the symptoms of dementia worse, increase risk of more frequent infections requiring use of antibiotics. Malnutrition also affects immune system making it difficult to fight an infection. Effects of poor nutrition:- • Higher risk of infection • Reduced wound healing • Dermatological problems • Constipation • Disturbed sleeping pattern • Weight loss/gain Dementia can greatly affect a person's relationship to food and eating.
Especially when working in a care environment, as bacteria spreads quickly and very easily, and the elderly are much more vulnerable to illness. 1.2 Not maintaining hygiene can make the individual’s skin break down, this can in turn cause sores and can lead to infections and pain for the individual. Not maintaining personal hygiene can also affect an individual’s mental health and can lead to insecurities and a loss in confidence. Emotional well-being is affected with the person not feeling good in themselves, physical well-being if their health deteriorates and social well-being as the individual may have body odour which will make others find it unpleasant to be around them. 2.
It can damage major organs. Depending on what is being eaten it can causes diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. Diets high in fat can also cause heart disease and high cholesterol because it contains a high amount of saturated fat. It can cause lower core strength, slower problem solving ability and muscle response, and can also make you less alert. Having a high sugar and fat diet can cause diabetes which also leads to weight