Dementia Awareness

Dementia Awareness

1.1 Explain what is meant by the term ‘dementia’
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1. Dementia is a term used to describe a group of diseases that may cause the brain
to fail.
2. People can live for many years after dementia has been diagnosed however,
the condition does shorten the life expectancy.
3. There over 100 different types of dementia and Alzheimer is the most common type
of dementia
1.2 Describe the key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia
Functions
Give a description of how each function are
affected by dementia as listed
Memory
Due to dementia, earliest memory might be
lost at the beginning, while later memory could
be remained for longer period.
Communication
An individual having dementia, might suffer to
remember certain words or make easy
communication with others
Orientation
After dementia, it is difficult for individuals to
distinguish the time in terms of day, night or
more. Difficulty to get back to own house,
remembering current condition and so on, are
also certain problems that could occur with
people having dementia.
Emotions or behaviour
Emotional state of people with dementia also
get affected, with changing in mood, impulsive
nature and more.
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1.3 Explain why depression, delirium and age-related memory impairment may be
mistaken for dementia
Depression and Delirium both causes cognitive changes in a person, therefore, may be
mistaken for dementia, where in case of older hospitalised individuals, delirium could
superimpose on dementia. A person having delirium face difficulties in terms of memory,
visuospatial abilities, languages, orientation and more, but such specific deficits might be
temporary and reversible. Similarly, in case of depression it refers to disorder of mood, that can
be diagnosed in terms of loss on keen interest in general activities, pervasive and persistent low
mood. Therefore, this disease and its causing symptoms are associated highly with risk of
dementia, which leads to damage neural systems such as hippocampus. Henceforth, age-
related memory, depression and delirium all are contributed to increased risk of dementia in
people.
2.1 Outline the medical model of dementia
2.1 Outline the Social model of dementia
Medical model or social model Definition of the model of disability of
disability
Medical Model of Dementia
This model links a disability diagnosis to
an individual's physical body. The model
supposes that this disability may reduce
the individual's quality of life and the aim
is, with medical intervention, this disability
will be diminished or corrected.
This model of disability identifies systemic
barriers, negative attitudes and exclusion
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