* Parietal Lobe – Responsible for sensory information from the body, also where letters are formed, putting things in order and spatial awareness. * Occipital Lobe – Responsible for processing information related to vision. * Cerebrum Lobe – biggest part of the brain, responsible for memory, attention, thought and our consciousness, senses and movement. * Hippocampus – Responsible for memory forming, organizing and storing emotions. 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 because they all share many of the same symptoms as dementia.
Unit 16 2874 20/06/15 Dementia Awareness 1. Understand what dementia is. 2.1 Explain what is meant by the term dementia. Dementia is a persistent disorder caused by a brain disease or injury and is diagnosed by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning. 2.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia.
Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia Temporal lobe - responsible for memory, hearing, language, learning and vision. Frontal lobe - responsible for problem solving, decision making, controls behaviour and emotions. Parietal lobe - responsible for sensory information from the body, also where letters are formed, putting things in order and spatial awareness. Occipital lobe - responsible for processing information related to vision. Cerebrum lobe - biggest part of the Brain its role is memory, attention, thought, our consciousness, movement and senses.
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. 1.2 – Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia. Answer: The key functions that are affected by dementia are: • Temporal lobe – responsible for vision, memory, language, hearing and learning. • Frontal lobe – responsible for making decisions, problem solving, control, behaviour and emotions. • Parental lobe – responsible for sensory information from the body, also where letters are formed, putting things in order and spatial awareness.
Occipital Lobe-Responsible for processing information related to vision. Cerebrum Lobe-biggest part of the brain, responsible for memory, attention, thought and our consciousness, senses and movement. Hippocampus-Responsible for memory forming, organising and storing emotions. 1.3 Depression, delirium and age related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia because they all share many of the same symptoms as dementia. Symptons of depression: Anxiety, irritability, delusions, hallucinations, pacing, Sleep disturbance: difficulty getting to sleep, staying asleep.
Unit DEM 201 Dementia Awareness DEM 201.1 - Understand what dementia is 1.1 - Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ · The term dementia is a progressive long term condition that affects the function of the brain, leading to memory loss, confusion, speech and language loss and changes in personality and behaviour problems. 1.2 - Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia. · The brain is made up of 3 parts the hindbrain, midbrain and forebrain and it is the forebrain which is affected by dementia. There are four sections of the fore brain the frontal lobe which enables the individual to plan actions and learn new tasks. If there are problems with this lobe, the individual has to relearn certain routine tasks shopping and cooking.
Unit 4222-365 Understand the process and experience of dementia. Outcome 1 1,,A range of causes of dementia syndrome can be death of nerve or loss of communication between nerve cells,, Multiple cognitive deflects including memory impairment,, problems wiyh speach, failure to recognise people and decline in overall mental function. 2,, The types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia can be a decline in memory function results in the loss of memories of recent events/ Mobility can be affected as a result of short-term memory deficit; individuals can feel lost and wander away from their known surroundings,, / Problem solving can become a major issue as individuals find it increasingly difficult to learn new skills/ Loss of memory means that the ability to communicate is reduced as individuals tend to ask the same question over and over again or lose the thread of the conversation. 3,, Individuals with dementia experience difficulties interpreting the world due to incorrect processing of information in the brain. This can result in significant problems with perception and communication, including the ability to articulate feelings, frustration, stress and fear.
Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia The main areas of the brain that are affected by dementia in terms of causing difficulties with their functions are: 1) Frontal Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls behaviour, movement, personality and the interpretation of what is around us 2) Parietal Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls the language we use, spacial awareness and recognition of places, objects and people. 3) Occipital Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls eyesight and our ability to see 4) Temporal Lobe – this is the part of the brain that controls our speech, hearing and memory’ 5) Cerebrum lobe = biggest part of the Brain its role is memory, attention, thought, and
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.
UNIT 4222-237 DEMENTIA AWARENESS OUTCOME 1 UNDERSTAND WHAT DEMENTIA IS . 1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’ The word dementia is used to describe a group of symptoms. Although dementia is commonly thought of as memory loss, the reality is much more complex, and symptoms between the different forms of dementia can vary a great deal. Dementia symptoms can include memory loss, confusion and mood changes. 1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia.