Assignment on Dementia Mental Disorder
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Added on 2019-12-03
Assignment on Dementia Mental Disorder
Added on 2019-12-03
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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction .....................................................................................................................................3Q1: ...............................................................................................................................................3Q2: ...............................................................................................................................................3Q3: ...............................................................................................................................................3Q4:................................................................................................................................................4Q5:................................................................................................................................................4Q6:................................................................................................................................................5Q7: ...............................................................................................................................................5Q8: ..............................................................................................................................................5Q9: ...............................................................................................................................................5Q10: .............................................................................................................................................6Q11: .............................................................................................................................................6Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................6REFERENCE...................................................................................................................................72
INTRODUCTION Dementia refers to a chronic mental disorder in which there is a severe decline in themental ability of an individual (Enright, O’Connell, MacKinnon and Morgan, 2015). In order todiscuss Dementia in more detail, the given scenario is studied to answer the questions related tothe medical assessment of an individual affected with Dementia.Q1: Risk factors which may indicate the diagnosis of dementia in the case of old man are:Person's old age as he was 84 years old. Inability of the old person to give correct residential address due to partial loss ofmemory.The physical condition in which the person was roaming on roads without properclothing (Care, 2015).Q2: Other diagnoses may include Alzheimer's and delirium which are also progressivedegeneration of mental abilities. Alzheimer's is a progressive stage of Dementia. Looking for signs of Alzheimer's:Memory impairment difficulty in remembering personal details such as contact numbers,home address. Confusion with location and time.Difficulty in problem solving.Difficulty in completing everyday tasks.In the given scenario, there are several signs that match with Alzheimer's symptoms.There is a need of conducting mental status testing, neurological tests along with interviewingfamily members and friends. Q3: WAIS Stands for Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.Test designed to measure intelligence in adults and older people.Useful in measuring verbal comprehension, problem solving, reasoning, informationprocessing, working memory and mathematical ability of an individual.3
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