Hobbies and interests can have negative impact on their lives. They may also feel scared and alone due to this. There can be positive factors that can help out the person such as increased help, aids for support and a good support team could give them a brighter outlook on life. Organizations might help the Deaf and Blind with many different aspects of their life to support or to helping them find the right kind of support Identify steps that can be taken to overcome factors that have a negative impact on individuals with sensory loss. Some steps that can be taken to overcome the negative factors could be Make sure that areas are clear of obstacles that an individual with sight impairment might trip over or bump into.
We would also be able to help by speaking loud and clear so that they can understand what we are saying. Deaf/Blindness If the person is deaf and blind is to make sure that they wear their hearing aids and glasses also it would be very useful to make sure that if they like to read allot to use Audio Books and books which have extra-large words or books which have braille which would be very useful. 2. Describe how specific different methods enable communication with individuals with sensory loss There are specific different methods to enable communication with individuals with sensory loss such as being deaf we would communicate by using facial expressions, lip reading and sign language for someone that has lost their hearing these help and are a good source of communication. In today’s world there is a vast amount of devices to help improve and make things easier for people who are living with
Whenever an individual becomes distressed they may experience the sense of "self" being compromised, as in low self esteem, effective communication may suffer as an individual feels withdrawn or stressed. This lack of confidence may appear as: passive or even aggressive depending on level of irritability. Distress can also make a person feel insecure about how they are coming across when they try to communicate. Because their self esteem drops at this point, they are likely to mess up their communication or choose not to communicate at
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.
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
Understand Sensory Loss SS MU 3.1 1. Understand the factors that impact on an individual with sensory loss. Sensory Loss has been defined as “ a decreased ability to respond to stimuli that affect our senses(hearing, touch etc. )” A range of factors can impact on an individual with sensory loss affecting communication, difficulty hearing, finding employment, limited mobility, sight or they may have a dual sensory loss. 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.
Certain jobs may be difficult to pursue. Accommodations need to be required and limitations may need to be acknowledged. Such adaptations influence perception of a crisis in a way that’s different from an individual with normal hearing. Hearing loss may trigger an identity crisis, and reactive depression may occur. Older adults who are hard of hearing often report that their hearing loss causes communication problems, which can result in difficulty thinking or concentrating.
Jays hearing loss may also impact on him emotionally and can cause cultural alienation. 2.3 What factors including cultural factors are impacting on Jay’s health and his care? There a lots of factors contributing to Jay’s
* People who are experiencing cognitive dissonance may adopt a pattern of denial, diversion and defensiveness to control their discomfort. They may also alternate between periods of denial and periods of self shame when they try to compensate or make amends. (Out of the Fog, 2007-2011) * Non personality-disordered (non-PD) individuals often experience cognitive dissonance when they are confronted with evidence that their partner, spouse, parent, sibling or child is not behaving in a loving way toward them. This may contradict their belief or desire that their family is healthy or normal. (Out of the Fog, 2007-2011) * Non-PD’s may also experience cognitive dissonance when they discover that their own reactions or responses to challenging behavior on the part of a family member do not reveal their best side.
If an individual doesn’t have the emotional intelligence it may be hard to express what they are trying to say or even understand the other person’s feelings. To overcome this individual may need to learn how to cope with stress first and learn about emotional intelligence. The last barrier I will talk about is Personal characteristics. this limits someone in talking due to maybe being shy or over confident. To overcome that make the person feel more secure within the