Unit 393 – UNDERSTAND SENSORY LOSS 1.1 Sensory loss can often be a hidden disability which can frequently lead to isolation and frustration at not being able to communicate efficiently with other people. With hearing loss, day to day activities such as watching television, using the telephone, hearing the doorbell, or just taking part in conversations can produce feelings of inadequacy. Conversely, not being able to distinguish faces, read the time on a clock or drive can produce the same feelings in a person who has vision loss. Having a dual sensory loss compounds the frustration and isolation a person feels when trying to communicate effectively. Many blind and partially sighted people lose the ability to see gestures and facial expressions, which are important parts of communication.
These factors can affect a person’s ability to be a part of their own community or play active roles in society as they feel isolated and often lack of understanding from others in regard to their sensory loss. People with sensory loss often feel frustrated when trying to express themselves and can often be misunderstood in a variety of situations. Society’s attitudes towards people with sensory loss is that people often think just because they have a sensory loss that they have limited capacity in other areas and over compensate for this without asking the person of their abilities and taking the time to recognise their strengths. Individuals not having their own opinions valued and taken into account can affect their overall health and wellbeing. Society has improved in their attitudes towards those with hearing problems such as the use of subtitled information, the use of guide dogs for the blind.
They may find it difficult to carry out physical tasks due to sensory loss. A person is unique and may have had different life experiences which means the way dementia affects them is personal to them. They have different likes/ dislikes and needs so we must try to meet these the best we can. 1.3 A person with dementia may feel excluded from society because the way they are treated by other's. They may not be given the oppourtunity to be involved just because other's haven't got the time of day for them.
This feature can make it difficult for support staff to engage well with individuals, impacting on the level of support received. An example of this is one tenant who is autistic who finds it difficult to speak with people face to face. The tenant prefers to be alone at all times. This makes it very hard to support them as they often will not open their door, instead they will shout through the door that they are ok and do not need any help. This tenant does not get much support due to this which impacts on practice, staff are not able to complete tasks with her, and not able to physically monitor her well being.
Individual’s self-esteem can be low, and their body language may be closed or negative, this can make communication difficult with an individual whom is distressed because you may not get any feed back from them, or you may not get a change to talk or be listened to to help them. The individual may even talk a different language or revert back to their mother tongue, which can cause a communication barrier. Also if the individual has a learning disability they may not understand how/why they are feeling, or may not know how to express it. 1.4 Explain how working with an individual who is distressed may impact on own well-being. Working with a person whom is distressed can also be distressing for the person caring and comforting
Barriers to communication Some of the many potential barriers to effective communication include: Sensory deprivation. A person may be unable either to receive or to pass on information because their senses are impaired. Often our clients have age-related hearing loss. To overcome this, one often has to speak loudly (without shouting) and clearly, reducing other noise (e.g. by turning the TV or radio down), or making sure that clients are using their hearing aids.
Many people resort to this for a variety of reasons. Some do not have a lot of motivation to study, or simply just do not like doing it, and some have very little time to apply towards studying because they have a busy schedule. Others may think, “Hey…I already know this stuff, so I’ll just review it right before the test.” In the long run, most of the time, cramming only leads to failure – you do not learn the material, you do not remember all of what you wished crammed, and it increases your stress level which could be bad on your test score. Cramming can lead to several health effect as well as education effect; here’s a few. When you cram for an examination, your brain does not retain the information.
After all, sitting in a silent room and attempting to answer questions correctly can be stressful and worrisome. If you feel unprepared or worried about failing, the test-taking may become something you dread. Walking into an examination room and knowing your life will be affected depending upon how you do on a test can cause symptoms of panic and distress in many people. Keeping calm and applying your knowledge to the questions on your exam becomes very difficult when your brain and body are flooded with stress and tension. Why Does It Happen?
It’s basically your sympathetic nervous system (fight/flight) response which switches on. It’s an unconscious response, which means it’s difficult to control on a conscious level. If you suffer from glossophobia you shy away from any opportunity to speak in public. Your symptoms are usually so severe you get terribly embarrassed and fearful of any public speaking. According to Barbara Fish, M.Ed., the fear may happen in the classroom where the student prays that the teacher doesn’t call on him to answer a question.
Most people don’t understand how negative excessively watching TV can be. The public should know the consequences of allowing themselves and their children of watching too much television. The first reason why people shouldn’t watch too much television is because the content of many TV programs are not educational. Nowadays we can see movies, series, shows, and even cartoons that present scenes of violence, sex, and drugs. These things can badly disturb the process of mental development, making children less sensitive and more aggressive.