The challenges that they face all depend on the person’s age, environment and culture. Some of the immediate changes that the patient will have to consider are lifestyle, work, relationships and the implications that their disease will have on the people close to them. Obviously, as a result of MS, more personal assistance will be required by the patient. Multiple Sclerosis will have a major impact on a person’s financial security. A person may have to get a new job or quit work altogether.
Jackson. According to Maslach and Jackson, “human service professionals are often required to spend a considerable time in intense involvement with other people, centering around the client’s current problems (psychological, social, and/or physical and is therefore charged with feelings of anger, embarrassment, fear or despair” ( p. 99). Due to the nature of the profession the individual often experiences chronic stress which can be emotionally draining and poses the risk for burnout. Maslach and Jackson define burnout “as a syndrome of emotional exhaustion and cynicism that occurs frequently among individuals who do ‘people-work’ of some kind” (p. 99). Three aspects of burnout are emotional exhaustion, negative, cynical attitudes and feelings about one’s clients and the tendency to evaluate oneself negatively with regards to one’s work with clients.
Anticipatory grief | Anticipatory grief refers to a grief reaction that occurs before an impending loss. Typically, the impending loss is a death of someone close due to illness but it can also be experienced by dying individuals themselves. [1] The anticipated death can also be from non-illness-related causes such as high suicide lethality, high-risk lifestyle or gang involvement, or from non-death-related losses such as scheduled mastectomy, pending divorce, company downsizing or war. The five stages (denial, bargaining, depression, anger and acceptance) proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her model of grief to describe the process by which people cope after a loss can also be present in anticipatory grief. Anxiety, dread, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, and feeling overwhelmed are also common.
UNIT 4222-656 Understand the factors affecting older people Outcome 1 1) As adults age, many changes occur: memory loss, bones and joints, eyes and ears, digestive and metabolic, urogenital, dental, skin and functional abilities problems. 2) Aging is inevitable and is in a sense a gradual loss of life functions. The process is unique and different for each individual. While for some aging means grey hair, few kilos or bad hearing, for others is a much more complex transformation, because the aging process brings social and emotional change and loss into their lives. Older relatives die, then loss of a spouse affects many.
2) Effects on rescue workers A condition known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can leave a rescue worker physically and mentally ill. This results in leaving them unhealthy and unfit which affects their job performance. The emergency services witness all kinds of injuries to victims such as bad burns or lose limbs of people, people dyeing at the scene, babies or children underneath rubble and many more. And when responding to the major incident it is their role and priority to deal with any causality that are harmed or are afflicted by the incident leaving them psychologically stressed. 3) Effects on communities Loss of law and order During or after a major incident loss of law and order can arise where the uniformed public service uses most of their human resources and were normal routines are disturbed.
The elderly clients I care for generally have ill health, the illnesses they suffer from can be physical and mental. Physical illness ranges from minor life limiting illness like obesity, to illness that prevents clients from leaving their bed, and are cared for in bed. Mental health illness ranges from minor confusion to extreme paranoia and various levels of dementia. The diverse needs of my client group mean that I have to be aware of individual needs every time I am work and have to develop my own ways of communicating with clients , these ways have to be assessed on every shift as the nature of the client group means the client will have good days and bad days. So although I may have individual ways of communicating they have to be reassessed every shift to ensure they are still relevant.
It is common for those suffering from BPD and their families to feel confused by a lack of clear diagnosis, effective treatments and accurate information. It is true that the disorder originates in the families of those who suffer from it, and is closely related to traumatic events during childhood and to PTSD. SIGNS AND SYMTOMS Studies suggest that individuals with BPD tend to experience frequent, strong and Long-lasting states of aversive tension, often triggered by perceived rejection, being alone or perceived
Functionality Paper Robyn Garza September 9, 2013 HCS 433 Lorraine Jackson As we go through the aging process we will all eventually begin to experience a decline in our cognitive functions. According to the medical dictionary “cognitive functions is defined as an intellectual process by which one becomes aware of, perceives, or comprehends ideas. It involves all aspects of perception, thinking, reasoning, and remembering”. When you start to experience a loss of your cognitive function this loss will then affect all of the different aspects of your life. The loss of cognitive function can also cause one to lose their ability to love an independent life.
Body 1. first main point: Loss is an inevitable part of life, and grief is a natural part of the healing process. A. sub point: The reasons for grief are many, such as the loss of a loved one, the loss of health, or the letting go of a long-held dream. b. subpoint: Dealing with a significant loss can be one of the most difficult times in a person's life. C.subpoint: Everyone grieves differently and there is no right or wrong way to grieve. People are different and there are a los of effect that affect the wellbeing of people.
Unit 4222-327 support individuals who are bereaved Outcome 1 Understand the effects of bereavement on individuals 1. Immediate emotions after someone has died When someone close dies, individuals may experience a variety of emotions, including shock, disbelief, numbness, sadness, anger or loneliness. It may seem like everything has been turned upside down. Everyone reacts to loss differently, and it is normal to experience many emotions. This is all part of a grieving process.