Unit 4222-237 Dementia Awareness (DEM 201) Outcome 1 – understand what dementia is. 1) Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ The term dementia describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory, mood changes and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by numerous certain diseases. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual person and what type of dementia they have.
DEM 201: Dementia awareness Learner name: 1. Understand what dementia is. 1.1 – Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’. Answer: Dementia is the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the body beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Unlike Alzheimer’s disease, which is a specific change in the brain, dementia is more a generic term that can include many conditions and various causes.
Unit DEM 201 Dementia awareness Level: 2 Unit DEM 201 Dementia awareness Assessment Criteria Outcome 1 Understand what dementia is The learner can: 1. Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ Dementia is the progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the body beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Unlike Alzheimer's disease, which is a specific change in the brain, dementia is more of a generic term that can include many conditions and various causes. 2. Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia Temporal lobe - responsible for memory, hearing, language, learning and vision.
Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning- thinking, remembering, and reasoning- to such an extent that it interferes with a person’s daily life and activities (AD fact sheet, 2010). AD is a progressive disease of the brain, which is characterized by a gradual loss of memory and other mental functions (Medina xi, pg. 2). As we age our risk of becoming victim to this degenerative disease becomes greater. One out of two Americans
UNIT 13 Dementia Awareness 1- Understand what dementia is 1.1 Explain what is meant by th term 'dementia' The term 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms which include loss of memory, mood changes, and problems with communication and reasoning. These symptoms occur when the brain is damaged by certain diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and damage caused by a series of small strokes. Dementia is progressive, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. How fast dementia progresses will depend on the individual person and what type of dementia they have. Each person is unique and will experience dementia in their own way.
The temporal lobe is focused on memory and language, this includes short term memory loss or memory of recent events and ability to explain or describe or think logically. 1.3 - Explain why depression, delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia. · Depression, delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia as they have similar effects on a persons behaviour, depression is a mood disorder, delirium is a sudden a severe confusion and rapid changes in brain function that occur with physical or mental illness, delirium is also described as an acute toxic confusional state and cognitive impairment is a loss of ability to think, concentrate and
Depending what part of brain this occurs in it will affect the way an individual thinks, remembers, walks and communicates. There is a range of causes of dementia here are son of them: • Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It is caused by nerves cells dying in certain parts of the brain and the connection between affected nerve cells deteriorates. As dementia progresses it spreads and affects other parts of the brain. The cause of brain cells dying and deterioration of the connectors is not fully known yet.
Optional unit understand the process and experience of dementia. 1.1 Describe a range of causes of dementia syndrome. The causes of dementia vary however all are irreversible changes that have occurred in the brain. The most common causes are called neurodegenerative diseases; these include Alzheimer's, front temporal and Lewy body disease. These diseases cause the brain cells degenerate and die more quickly than the normal ageing process.
Depression is also common in other types of degenerative dementia, including those that arise from Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Pick's disease, and in dementias of vascular origin. Degeneration of the major brainstem aminergic nuclei that occurs in Alzheimer's disease is likely to contribute to disturbances in perception, mood, thought, and
Outcome 1 Understanding the process and experience of dementia 1.1 Alzheimers is the most common cause of dementia. The chemistry and structures of the brain change leading to brain cells dying during the course of the disease. Vascular dementia can occur after a stroke, or over time through many small strokes, the oxygen to the brain fails and many brain cells die. Fronto-temporal dementia is damage usually in the front part of the brain. Behaviour and personality are affected more than the memory.