Unit 393: Understand Sensory Loss Sensory loss is an impairment of any of the senses. Without probably realising we use these senses to carry out everyday life. Sensory loss can lead to isolation and frustration for individuals who suffer with these losses. Factors may be simple things we take for granted, for example people who have difficulty hearing and seeing may not be able to enjoy watching TV, a telephone conversation, or be able to distinguish between people’s faces and so on. People’s attitudes and beliefs towards people with sensory difficulties may impact negatively on individuals as they may assume that they lack understanding; quite often it may be those who are making assumptions who are acting incorrectly in accordance with the impairment; for example, people may use a raised voice when speaking to someone with a visual impairment.
A person who has a borderline personality disorder is often insecure of himself. His self-identity or self-image often changes rapidly. He may view himself as evil, or sometimes feel like he does not exist at all. This unstable self-image may lead to frequent shifts in jobs and friendships, and changes in values and goals. A borderline personality disorder can affect personal relationships because it can make you idealize someone at one moment and then dramatically swing to hatred over minor misunderstandings.
Also, if a person (within the family or outside the family of a disabled child or young person) has inappropriate thoughts or sexual addiction, then it might lead to abuse. The disabled children could find it difficult to communicate or talk about the abuse to others and report it; which makes it even harder to spot the abuse and solve
mental health problems. Discrimination is stopping someone from their right to speak up and voice themselves properly or not let them do an activity, this can happen to either a certain group of people or it can just be one person. Nonetheless its a very cruel way to get to somebody. Also this leads to more serious matters such as a major loss of self esteem and this can reduce their ability to develop and maintain a sense of identity. The main acts incorporated into the equality act 2010 are: The care quality commission The disability discrimination act 2005
We all have the right to live our lives free from abuse. It is recognised that certain groups of people may be more likely to experience abuse and less able to access services or support to keep themselves safe. Some of these groups may include individuals with mental ill health or dementia, learning, physical or sensory disabilities, frailty due to age, types of physical illness or a drug or alcohol problem. Abuse is a violation of an individual’s human rights by another person or persons. Abuse can be • Physical – such as hitting, slapping, rough handling, misuse of medication, misuse of restraint.
The main contexts fall into the following categories:- * Health * Primary care – GP setting * Secondary care – Hospital setting * Education * Schools – all levels but predominantly secondary * Further Education - Colleges * Higher Education – Universities * Workplace * Voluntary Counselling skills may be used by. • Professional counsellors and psychotherapists who are specialists trained and Accredited and who are paid for the services they provide. Such people include counsellors, clinical and counselling psychologists and psychiatrists. • Paraprofessional counsellors who are people trained in counselling skills who use them as part of their jobs but who do not hold an accredited counselling or psychotherapy qualification. Some social workers fall into this category as do some pastoral workers in religious organizations.
Warm up take indicates that you value them Develop trust and confidentiality This may mean use of slang shortened words, cursing as well as inside jokes with family and friends. As a health and social care professional should stay clear of informal communication to a patient excluding the fact that the patient which is being treated id familiar. If a professional uses informal communication the service user might get the wrong idea and feel disrespected. If this is the case the professional has failed to create rapport and a positive and comfortable atmosphere. Non – Verbal communication Usually within a certain amount of minutes of meeting someone, we usually have already passed judgement ‘professionals are able to tell a service users emotion we can figure out what the personal is thinking.
They may think this because of their past or because they are being bullied. When people feel like this they will feel scared to go and talk to someone about their problems. In this situation we would go and help them and talk to them and help them bring their self-esteem up by doing activities with them. Lack of support is another we may come across. Not knowing who we can contact for advice and support for information or help.
This can cause fluctuation in the persons behaviour as perhaps they are frustrated that they can no longer take care of their personal needs. 2.1, Diagnosis can help uncertainty, It may not be clear why someone has problems with memory or has a change in behaviour. These problems may be because of dementia, or down to other reasons such as poor sleep, low mood, medication or other medical conditions. The uncertainty can be distressing for both the person experiencing the difficulties and their families and friends. While a diagnosis of dementia can be devastating news an explanation of what the problem is and what can be done about it can help people feel empowered and reduce some of the worry caused by uncertainty.
Feeling like this may lead the person to be paranoid towards telling staff personal information and may not receive the correct care if they do not tell staff their problems. Another effect present is marginalisation, the person may feel they have been marginalised because, due to prejudice they may receive different care and treatment to other patients or residents and because of this they may start to believe they are different to others and feel isolated because others are given better treatment to them. Restricted