The term myelopathy describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord. 1.24. The medical term for higher than normal blood pressure is hypertension.
Describe the key functions of the brain that are – affected by dementia The Brain Brain cells Spinal cord Frontal lobe Parietal lobe Temporal lobe Cerebellum Occipital lobe Explain why depression, delirium and age-related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia The above symptoms are very similar to Dementia and this is why people get mistaken, it is very important that an individual with symptoms gets assessed by a GP to determine the condition. Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia 2.1 Outline the medical model of dementia Medical model of dementia is when a individuals memory is affected by a medical disease or condition or injury as a result of a brain trauma which affects an area of a individuals brain that is responsible for storing memory. 2.2 Outline the social model of dementia Social model of dementia is when a individuals brain is in a process of deterioration, this is a process that is ongoing and is done by illness. Individuals will struggle to remember places and people they have just made contact with minutes before. 2.3 Explain why dementia should be viewed as a disability Dementia should be viewed as a disability because people who suffer with dementia struggle to understand simple daily requirements such as
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Dementia care (600/6355/5) Unit 01: Dementia awareness 1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’. Answer: The term dementia' describes a set of symptoms caused by damage to the brain like confusion in a familiar place, loss of memory, changes in mood, and problems with thinking, reading, communication and reasoning. There are several types of Dementia. 1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia. Answer: The hippocampus this is the main area affected by Dementia it is responsible for memory forming, organizing and storing and emotions.
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Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is a word that describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem solving or language. This is caused by a specific disease such as a stroke or Alzheimers which damages brain cells and affects people of any age. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia. Produce a diagram of the human brain and identify the key areas of the brain and their function. Using a different colour pen indicate where dementia effects the brain.
But there is also a darker side to it, even darker than the crime itself. The Cooper theft led to a new world where hijacking is possible. In just a few short years, taking control of airplanes filled with hostages became too regular an occurrence. I don’t think we can pin that trend entirely on Cooper, but his crime did take a lot of trust out of the people, they once had toward air travel. FBI files states on November 24, 1971 shortly after take off from Seattle, Washington, a man in seat 18c of Northwest Orient Airlines handed the flight attendant a note that started one of the most famous causes in FBI history.
§ Dr. Tyler · He is an example because he was also one of the neurologists at the clinic that was in charge of giving Neurological examinations. o I believe this term was properly portrayed within the movie because it showed what neurologists actually do and how they perform neurological examinations. · L-Dopa-Also known as Levodopa, L-dopa is a medication used to treat Parkinson's disease. L-dopa is turned into dopamine in the body. L-dopa is used to treat the stiffness, tremors, spasms, and poor muscle control of Parkinson's disease.
Dementia suffers even become unable to recognise familiar people, and even themselves in a mirror as they are unable to grasps that both their loved ones and themselves have aged, also they forget times, dates and years and can even forget they have eaten. 1.3 Individuals with dementia, especially in the more advanced stages struggle to understand, process and retain information and instructions, so need to be given clear concise information where keywords and short prompts are used, and trying to avoid overloading them with too much information in order to avoid further confusion. Also the individuals who maybe are able to process and retain
The difference is depression delirium responds to treatment with anti- depressions, once you get on top of the depression you can put age related memory loss into perspective. If it is genuine dementia it will not get better, but there are medication that can ease the symptom. Understand key features of the theoretical models of dementia 2.1 The medical model focuses on the impairment as the problem and focuses on a cure, these may be dependency, restriction of choice, disempowerment and devaluing individuals. 2.2 This is personal centred, focusing on rights to the individual, in turn empowering the individual, promoting independence, giving choice and looking at what the individual is able to do. 2.3 Individuals who have dementia are not aware of the requirement for living, They can forget to do the essential things that are vital, taking medication, personal hygiene, eating are often forgotten.
Amanda Suda Mrs. Schmidt Honors English 10 6 March 2013 EMDR and Brainspotting Developed to help patients overcome the symptoms associated with traumatic memories, EMDR and Brainspotting use specific types of focusing and reprocessing to alter the mind. Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., is credited with discovering Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, in 1989. She found that particular eye movements would reduce the intensity of disturbing thoughts in some of her clients. Since Dr. Shapiro’s discovery, EMDR has been changed and further developed into a highly effective treatment for diseases such as Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Panic Disorders. In 2003, David Grand, Ph.D., discovered