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Unit 40 - P1
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- Unit 40 - Dementia Care
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P1 - Describe the types of dementia and common signs and symptoms.
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P1 - Describe the types of dementi ind common signs ind symptoms.In this assignment I will be looking at the difeeent types of dementa and the common signs and
symptoms that could be identied in each types. I will also be looking at the difeeences between
dementaa depeession and confessional states. When looking at the dementaa depeession and
confessional states they aee all conditons that aee commonly seen in oldee peoplea each of these
have similae symptoms so in many cases they go undetected and unteeated. Even though they have
similae symptoms ‘theee aee difeeences in the teeatment and suppoet appeoaches used foe each’
(Nuesing Timesa 2018).
Dementi
Dementa is a ‘umbeella teem foe a eange of peogeessive conditons that afect the beain’ (Dementa
UKa 2018) is can afect a peeson at any age but aee moee commonly seen in people of the ages of 65
and above although dementa can occue befoee they eeach 65 yeaes of age (Dementa UKa 2018).
Many people who have dementa have teouble doing the following:
Loss of Memoey and low atenton span (Dementa UKa 2018).
Has teouble Oeientatng the tmea place oe peeson (Dementa UKa 2018).
Have teouble with Languagea eeasoning and judgement (Dementa UKa 2018).
Haed to eegulate emotons (Dementa UKa 2018).
Difficultes peocessing infoematon (Dementa UKa 2018).
Hallucinatons
Depression
Depeession is an illness that is seen a lot amongst oldee people which can sometmes go undetected
and unteeated. In many cases the symptoms foe depeession foe oldee people aee difeeent to those
who have depeession as young adults foe instance an oldee peeson might expeeience symptoms that
aee ‘moee physical symptoms and inceeased anxiety oe agitaton’(Dementa UKa 2018). Anothee
symptom they might expeeience is sleep distuebances which is a veey common symptom (Dementa
UKa 2018). Many people that sufee with depeession at this age have the following symptoms:
Loss of inteeest in socializing oe hobbies (Helpguide.oega 2018).
Tend to have the feelings of feeling hopeless oe helpless (Helpguide.oega 2018).
Have Unexplained oe aggeavated aches and pains (Helpguide.oega 2018).
Constantly feeling Sadness oe feelings of despaie (Helpguide.oega 2018).
Delirium (Confused Stite)
Delieium also known as confused state is a conditons that has eesulted in ‘confusion and othee
diseuptons in thinking and behaviouea including changes in peeceptona atentona mood and actvity
level.’ (Helpguide.oega 2018).Many people who sufee feom Delieium aee manly individuals who aee
living with dementa. This is anothee conditon that could ‘easily go uneecognized even by healthcaee
peofessionals because many symptoms aee shaeed by delieium and dementa.’ (Anona 2018) many
people that have Delieium they have the following waening signs:
Slueeed speech and language difficultesa talking that doesn’t make sense. (Healthinaging.oega
2018)
Sudden onset ovee houes to days (Healthinaging.oega 2018).
Confusion and disoeientatona not awaee of coeeect tme oe place (Healthinaging.oega 2018).
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