Prescription drugs can cause sedation, altered state of consciousness, depressed respiration and changes in blood pressure. 1.1 Physical indications of substance misuse include: * Reduced or enlarged pupils * Sudden changes in eating or sleeping habits * Marked changes in physical appearance * Frequent nosebleeds * Seizures * Shakes or tremors * Slurred speech and lack of co-ordination Behavioural indications include: * Neglect of personal / professional responsibility * Difficulties in person / professional relationships * Financial difficulties * Becoming secretive or acting suspiciously Psychological indications
Generalized Anxiety Disorder BEH/225 All of us worry about things occasionally. Financial stress, illness, or loss of a spouse can cause us to fear the unknown. There are aspects of life that we cannot always control, and that in itself can be a scary thought. Sometimes, it may feel like the “what ifs” of life, the things we cannot control, begin to consume our thoughts. Most of us may feel this way periodically, when the fear or worry is justified.
How Antidepressants affect neurotransmitters. Depression is a medical illness that causes a constant feeling of sadness and lack of interest. Depression affects how the person feels, behaves, and thinks. It can lead to emotional and physical problems. Typically, people with depression find it hard to go about their day-to-day activities and may also feel that life is not worth living.
Do you feel envy or resentment that someone has something you don’t? A B C D| 2. In general, do you have headaches or digestive upsets? A B C D| A = Yes B = No 12. Do you experience any conflict between peer pressure to engage in certain activities and your own standards?
P3 – Explain factors that may lead to abusive situations Adults most at risk There are certain groups of people who appear to be more vulnerable to, or at risk of, abuse than others. They tend to be people with physical or learning difficulties or mental health problems. This can also include older people and people suffering from dementia because they are in a confused state. People in these groups tend to be more accepting of what happens to them, this could be because they don’t really understand the situation or because of some strong medication they might be taking. Sometimes people in these groups tend to be isolated with limited social networks and low self esteem.
When deciding to take on the role of caretaker, certain problems have been known to arise. Assuming the role of caretaker can pose a threat physically and emotionally to a person. Caregivers suffer in the forms of “sleeplessness, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and impaired immunological responses that result in increased use of psychotropic drugs” (Marziali, Elsa, et al. 2005: 376). Author Jo Danna describes caretaker suffering to come in the forms of discouragement of being unable to stop the disease from progressing even with one on one care, resentment of the energy, time and money spent, self-loathing because of losing patience with an Alzheimer’s sufferer who means no intentional harm, frequent sicknesses such as colds or headaches, lack of time for oneself and the things one enjoys, cutting oneself off from friends and other family members to put the patient first, and severe depression due to a combination of these factors(90).
HSC 037: Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care. 5.1) 9.1) Common signs and indicators of stress include: • Negative or depressive feeling • Disappointment with yourself • Increased emotional reactions - more tearful or sensitive or aggressive • Loneliness, withdrawn • Loss of motivation commitment and confidence • Mood swings (not behavioural) • Changes in eating habits • Increased smoking, drinking or drug taking 'to cope' • Mood swings effecting your behaviour • Changes in sleep patterns • Twitchy, nervous behaviour • Changes in attendance such as arriving later or taking more time off. 9.2) There are a few signs that indicate to me that I am feeling stressed. • Suffering from sleepless nights (not being able to ‘shut off’) • Tension headaches. • Being agitated with people including my loved ones.
C. Stage Two - Their memory and ability to take in new information continue to deteriorate. This may lead to serious mistakes, such as turning on the gas and forgetting to light it, and the person may need supervision. A sufferer may forget what they were saying mid-sentence, forget the meaning of words, have trouble calculating or making plans or decisions, and become much slower in speaking and understanding. Other problems in this stage may include changes in personality, such as becoming paranoid, obsessional or even violent; wandering and becoming lost; and difficulties with personal hygiene. D. Stage Three - Sufferers become apathetic, fail to recognize people or even their own reflection and can no longer control their bladder and bowel functions.
In some cases tension headaches can be triggered by some type of environmental or internal stress. The most common sources of stress are family, relationships, friends, work, and school. (Glass, 2009) Some experts have discovered through research that tension headaches may also be caused by an interference involving nerve pathways in the brain, which is demonstrated by a heightened sensitivity to pain in people who have tension headaches. So the pain is caused as a result
They may be homeless, or they may be dealing with alcohol or other drug addictions . Some may be in bad marriages or relationships in which there is physical and/or verbal abuse. All these people may smoke to feel relaxed or to give them energy while going through a hard time. What's in a Cigarette We all know a cigarette contains tobacco but do we really know what's in it? well here's your answer a cigarette contains over 4800 chemicals.