Essays on Dementia

It has never been a secret for people that physical activity stimulates the brain and provokes its development. Living in the modern world, it is hard to imagine our life without TV-shows, serials, computer games or Internet. It has become very complicated for us to devote our free time to something helpful, useful and effective. When talking about brain development and physical activity it is necessary to mention that scientists have devoted decades to the research of the fact that when we do sports, we stimulate our brain and improve our cognitive skills. It has been proved that exercising ...

Neurodegenerative Disorder

Introduction Neurodegenerative disorders refer to debilitating health care complications that occur because of slow degeneration of nerves cells. Neurodegeneration process is the progressive deterioration of structure and functionality of neurons in human body systems (Kovacs, 2016, 189). Ideally, neurodegenerative disorders represent the long-standing challenges in the field of basic science and clinical medicine. This is because of the persistence showed by the illnesses despite the unending attempts to adopt solutions to mitigate their health effects and severity on patients. The diseases affect the neurons in the human brain. As a result, it causes instabilities in the brain and spinal ...

Dementia is a package of signs and symptoms which include personality change, impaired intellectual functions, and memory loss which come as a result of trauma to the brain or disease (Godbolt et al. S247). Unfortunately, these changes severely affect independence, relationships, and daily living. However, they do not count as part and parcel of normal aging. There are numerous forms of dementia which include vascular and mixed dementia but Alzheimer’s disease happens to be the most common type (Mitchell 443). A person affected by dementia portrays a noticeable decline in remembering, learning, communication and problem-solving. Often, these changes ...

A Review of Research Design

The clinical research question for the proposed study may be stated in the PICOT-guided statement: “Social behavior and engagement outcomes from animal assisted therapy of at least a year among elderly patients with dementia in long-term care facilities”. The research design essentially flows from this research question, whether qualitative, quantitative, or even mixed design. The qualitative-quantitative typology must not be perceived as dichotomous, but as a continuum with mixed design research located in the middle of such a continuum (Creswell, 2008). Unlike in the earlier decades, this continuum are no longer viewed in terms of words (qualitative) or numbers ( ...

Physical Activity for Alzheimer's Patients

The topic I have chosen is mostly based on my personal experience working in about six Emergency Department. My PICOT choice is personal to me because I see this problem frequently and I feel it’s unethical and needs to be adequately addressed. The population I am referring to is our senior citizens with Alzheimer’s disease. The intervention that I would like to see introduced is the use of improved therapeutic physical activity to treat their anxiety while in a hospital setting. The comparison would be to see how using physical therapy opposed to only medications can reduce ...

Introduction

Nursing practice today relies heavily on research findings because nursing knowledge is crucial in evidence-based nursing (Houser, 2015). An initial step towards the growth of a data oriented skilled nurses is the acquisition of reliable skills in searching for rich resources of nursing research database online that are readily accessible to budding nursing researchers. The current research paper involves the search of a single clinical research database (CRD) that contains resource materials capable of supporting a larger investigation on the PICOT-guided clinical research question, “Social behavior and engagement outcomes from animal assisted therapy of at least a year among ...

Guilty or Not Guilty

Criminal behavior and cognitive impairment have a thin line of division as to how the criminal in question ought to get punished or if they need punishing at all. The term ‘mentally disordered offender’ is always used, referring to the individual who suffers from a disability or mind disorder and who is suspect to having committed a crime. Even though the question of having this condition is complex where crime is committed, the public needs protection from such an unstable person to prevent cases of crime. The following essay seeks to establish the extent that the system of criminal ...

Introduction

Laurel Ridge Health Care Organization is a chain of nursing homes and medical facilities that specialize in providing quality health care for their clients. The organization is reputed as a leader in quality health care provision. The facilities that are provided by this health organization aim at maintaining perfection when it comes to health care. The facility has a large panel of qualified medical personnel, who work around the clock to provide the best medical care to their clientele. They have a high staffing rate that is the quest for a provision of quality health care. Currently, they have ...

Introduction

An agreed definition of dementia is a syndrome caused in most cases by an array of illness which affects memory, reasoning, ability to carry out daily duties and communication skills. Ethical concerns not only on issues of dementia but throughout nursing practice are a pivotal point for the practice. The condition of dementia raises some ethical issues during treatment as the diseases affects a person’s ability to make sound decisions by themselves without assistance. Ethical issues in caregiving to patients with dementia come in different shape and sizes. For example, questions arise on whether a nurse should give ...

Introduction

A recent report of the International Longevity Center-UK (ILC-UK) indicated that dementia can no longer be viewed as an isolated disorder due to a high prevalence of medical comorbidities, often undiagnosed, associated with it (Scrutton & Brancati, 2016). Patients with dementia also had received a less coordinated comorbidity treatments, resulting to the faster decline of their daily functioning, a reduction in their quality of life (QOL), and earlier mortality events than patients with these comorbidities, but in the absence of dementia. The report also noted other important findings, which exacerbated the need for better therapeutic options in dealing with dementia, ...

Introduction

Evidence-based nursing effectively defines the professional field today. Nursing practice will be vastly crippled and of high risk in the absence of research data as nursing knowledge is dependent upon empirical evidence derived from painstaking accumulation of nursing literature in various facets of nursing practice (Houser, 2015). Inevitably, the first step in the evolving capacity of nursing students in the conduct of nursing research and the utilization of findings of those already available, involves a proficiency in the search for rich clinical research databases (CRDs) and the building of a dependable list of these databases for future research endeavors. ...

The three mental complications that include dementia, delirium, and depression have similar symptoms which make it difficult to determine the exact condition the patient suffers from (Yasin, 2013). As such, it becomes very important to learn the diagnosis procedure. Such practice helps in instilling some sense of accuracy when it comes to differentiating the three conditions (Alonso, Chatterji & He, 2013). This paper seeks to analyze a typical case study whereby the patient has presented her scenario with specific details of the condition as it represents itself symptomatically.

Reflection on Case Study 2 Patient’s Presentation

The case under analysis is the second one which involves an old ...

Upon listening to several personal interviews with people suffering from various illnesses, controversial issues regarding misconceptions and unfounded beliefs about patients suffering Alzheimer’s disease came to life. The disease, largely affecting people at their middle or old age, is characterised by loss of memory and a general deterioration of the mental abilities of individuals. The disease is possible to contain through care by qualified professionals. However, the interviews revealed varied misconceptions by the patients that were either totally unfounded or spread by an ignorant portion of the society. Part of the reason was that the disease causes the ...

The American constitution advocates for the equality of all people in the United States. The law in the US protects all the vulnerable and minority groups who live within the American territories. Specifically, religious minority groups and the disabled are among the protected individuals in the American law. The legislative and judiciary arms of government have been in a push to ensure that the rights of the aforementioned groups are protected legally. In this context, this paper will analyze the way the American law recommends employers’ treatment of individuals with disabilities and those from different religions. Significantly, this paper ...

Introduction

Chronic pain is associated with the pain behaviors that cannot be comprehensively explained from the biomedical perspective. Pain is a psychophysiological unpleasant sensory and perceptual experience provoked by injury or diseases (Talaei, Labbaf, Tabatabayi, & Barekatain, 2015). Chronic pain experience involves the perception of the unpleasant physical stimuli as well as the interpretation of the sensations of pain and evaluation of the experience as one that creates suffering. This means that chronic pain imposes physical, emotional, and sociological stress on individuals. The relationship between the emotional, physical, and sociological factors appears causal rather than simply correlational. In the past years, ...

The main aim of this research proposal is to show that the clinical question warrants investigation. The clinical question asks whether toileting patients every hour reduce the incident of falls. Included in the paper are PICO question and evidence proposal. The paper uses Johns Hopkins Nursing EBP Model and Guidelines.

Change model overview

John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Process is an approach used to solve problems related to decision making, and it contains tools that give guidance to users. John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based practice model involves the PET process which includes practice question, evidence, and translation. Application of the PET process includes ...

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Mild forgetfulness is common in many people as they age. However, memory loss, especially with younger individuals, can be a sign of a more serious problem called amnesia. This condition is defined as the “inability to recall information that is stored in memory” (Nordqvist). Often times, people with amnesia are depicted in contemporary movies, such as Lucy from the film 50 First Dates. However, the stories of people with amnesia is not as easy and funny as it seems. In order to get a better understanding of this disorder, it is imperative to take a look at ...

The historical perspectives on social work incorporate the idea that it could simply be reduced to common sense of experienced mothers, but the modern understanding of social work moves it far beyond this narrow interpretation. Nowadays, “social workers constantly try to make a positive difference to service users’ lives and support community members in a variety of ways” (Stepney & Ford, 2000, p.xiii). In this process, a balanced combination of theory and practice is required, while practice standards used to protect the individuals in society and enhance social justice are based on the solid body of theoretical perspectives, frameworks and ...

Final Project: Part II MSE Report

Appearance Elaine Roffman, the interviewee on whom the mental status examination was performed, was well-dressed for the interview. The clothes and the shoes she wore were appropriate for activities that required a public appearance. A visual examination of her person did not indicate any extraordinary physical characteristics. Elaine looked the age of 87 years that she stated when the video was taken. There was a good rapport between the interviewer and the interviewee. It was evident that the interviewee was comfortable as evidenced by the regular and appropriate eye contact. Her relations with the interviewer was well as evidenced ...

Abstract

This paper explores a psychological disorder such as schizophrenia. This disease or disorder has very diverse symptoms and is considered to be one of the most complex diseases. This work aims at the detailed study of schizophrenia based on the various support materials to which the references are made. During the long years of study, description, and diagnosis, a number of the scientific materials have developed, which allows studying this topic in detail. This study includes the historical connotations, types of diagnosis such as the DSM, the definition of the causes of the disease, its symptoms, as well as ...

There is an increased prevalence of dementia and Type 2 diabetes. One of the major reasons for such trend is the fact that both disorders are interrelated with such physical process as aging, while there is a global increase of the life durability. In the case of gaining both conditions by one individual, such patient represents the complex needs, which need to be addressed by the professionals in healthcare as well as family members. It was indicated by the scholars that those individuals, who suffer from diabetes, represent the higher probability of developing different forms of dementia (in comparison ...

Mental State Exams provide guidelines for examining an individual’s mental disposition in order to figure out his character and determine a case. The taste is highly subjective as noted by Goldberg; they require adjustments and good judgment for the psychologists to apply it objectively and obtain reliable results (2008). Conditions that interfere with a patient’s mental status require special attention to diagnose and customize to get the right results. Cognitive impairment is a critical mental disorder that can interfere with a person’s cognitive ability and perception while an individual accused of aggravated sexual assault may be ...

Re: Funding for the Alzheimer’s House

Dear Sir, As the director of the Alzheimer’s House, it is my mission to deliver the best kind of care to our patients with Alzheimer’s condition. Along with this mission is my vision to have a facility equipped with all types of materials that would be beneficial in conducting their therapy. In my desire to offer quality care, I researched some of the latest alternative therapies for our patients. In my research, I found some of the best equipment, games, and activities that are age-appropriate and stage-appropriate to our patients.

1. Aroma Stone Diffuser – Cobalt Blue [$60.00] ...

Introduction

Alzheimer’s disease is a known common cause of loss of mental function that is broadly known as dementia. It is a disease that gradually proceeds in stages that destroy memory, reason, judgment, abstract thinking, and the ability to perform simple tasks. Dementia is a group of symptoms that are often characterized by a decline in intellectual functioning that may interfere with the daily activities and the social interactions of a person. Statistics indicate that Alzheimer’s disease was the underlying cause of more than 83,000 deaths in 2010 and thus identified as the sixth leading cause of ...

Abstract

The progressive loss of structure and function of neurons together with their death is called neurodegeneration. This process often causes such an illness as Alzheimer’s. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the main causes of dementia that has different symptoms, among them, are language problems, disorientation, rapid mood changes, indifference to life, loss of short memory, strange behavior and inability to manage self-care. Scientists have not discovered the exact factors of the disease yet. Genes, obesity, head injuries and depression can be the ground. Unfortunately, there is no any cure of Alzheimer and elderly of 65 and ...

Dehydration is the excessive loss of water by an individual which in turn reciprocates in the disruption of the normal bodily functions. This improper functioning of the body is mainly caused by the fact that the human body is in a constant state of losing fluids and it is always required that the lost water be replaced, however if not replaced, then complications may arise. The elderly in the nursing homes tend to be victims of dehydration mainly due various reasons such as being unable to speak out when they need to be given fluids and further inadequate supervision ...

Cruetzfeldt Jacob Syndrome (CJD) is a fatal disease affecting humans and is caused by infectious proteins called prions. It belongs to transmissible spongiform encephalomyelitis group of diseases. The disease occurs from the accumulation of prions PrSc that damages the brain cells. CJD can occur in a hereditary form or as an acquired form. The hereditary form results from a dominant mutation affecting prion protein gene (PrP). CJD is a communicable disease. Acquired infection occurs through iatrogenic transmission from hospital. Contaminated instruments used in surgery’s are an important cause for transmission in iatrogenic infection. The disease can also be ...

Psychology

Rohypnol is a sedative drug used as a short-term treatment for insomnia. It can also be used as a pre-medication in surgical procedures, and some doctors use it to induce anesthesia. The drug causes partial amnesia, and someone might not be able to remember some events that happened when they were under the influence. That is the reason why it is usually called the rape drug, because it is used by revelers to spike the drinks of unsuspecting people, then leading them to do things that they would not have done if they were sober. Apart from its fame ...

Pain Management in Hospice Care

Pain is one of the sources of discomfort for the patients admitted in hospice care. Motivated by the need to rectify the paucity of information on the characteristics of pain for the patients who have other terminal diseases other than cancer, Romem et al., (2015) performed a retrospective study in which they wanted to compared the characteristics of pain for those patients admitted for dementia treatment and those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with those admitted for cancer. Romem et al., (2015) found that there was a high prevalence of pain as a source of discomfort for patients ...

English

Introduction The case study method and the phenomenological study are two prominent methods of qualitative research design. The case study method involves an attempt to understand an issue or a problem using a case as an illustrative instance to elucidate features of a larger class of similar phenomena (Gerring, 2004). In contrast, a phenomenological study is used to describe particular phenomena, or the appearance of things, as a ‘lived in experience’ (Penner & McClemont, 2008). A phenomenological study is not aimed at explaining or discovering causes. Instead, its main aim is to arrive at the rich essence of experience lived ...

Ruth Livingstone was a 65-year-old African-American woman brought to the agency by her son. I first met Ruth during her admission day where we collected details of her medical past. Her son had noted that Ruth was recently having memory problems, she would forget to eat or she would cook a number of different meals. The recent scare was when she had left a pot on the gas and caused a fire in her house. Her son, Roy, saw the need to seek medical care for her.

We diagnosed Ruth with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. She presented ...

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Thesis Statement: Alzheimer’s affects the cognitive functions of individuals in a number of ways.

Introduction “Alzheimer’s” is a form of dementia that renders the person with memory, cognition and dispositional problems. Manifestations of this disease do not arise overnight; these signs develop over time and worsen as time to the point that the condition can interfere with the person’s daily tasks and activities. The condition is the best known form of “dementia,” a universal term commonly associated with memory loss as well as the loss of a number of intellectual functions that can significantly disrupt the person’s daily routines (Alzheimer’s Association, 2016). The condition cannot be reversed and ...

Ageing and Mental Illness

The older members of the population are increasing, with recent indication that people who are over 60 years old are growing in number in the past years. This social phenomenon can be attributed to the advancement in medical technology that provided for the people’s health and well being. With better technology and medical attention, older people can enjoy their advanced years, and can still be valuable members of the society, not only in their capacity as family members but also as active contributors in the workforce. However, while there are older people who enjoy good health, there are ...

Introduction

Should a drug that has been considered illegal for many years due to its negative effects be legalized? This is the question that so many American citizens and legislators seek to answer when discussing marijuana. Cannabis, which is marijuana’s botanical name, was first obtained from the Indian hemp plant over 2000 years ago. Although the drug has more than 400 chemicals, THC is the main ingredient that alters the mind. The level of THC in hemp plant determines how strong the drug would be. As a result, growers of the hemp plant adopted artificial techniques to increase the ...

Shakespeare wrote King Lear in the early 1600’s during a time that England was experiencing a social change. Much of this upheaval was caused by the continual shift in religion between Catholicism and Protestantism. Each shift brought with it persecution and death. King Lear was written during a time when the monarchy was the center of the kingdom. James I of England, VI of Scotland who was the king when King Lear was written felt that the powers of a king should be absolute as the position was given by divine right. This caused a number of problems ...

Abstract

For a long time, the medical profession has subscribed to many ethical statements that have been developed primarily for patients’ benefits. As members of the medical profession, physicians should always recognize their actual responsibility of the patients, society, self, and other professionals. Adhering to the set principles of professional conduct is essential in acting ethically in the profession. The topic of physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is controversial in the American medial context. Physically assisted suicide and euthanasia are often used interchangeably. The ethics of these issues are squarely placed before the public eye. This paper focuses on the ethics surrounding ...

Introduction/ Thesis

Ethanol is the main ingredient in alcohol. It is also the ingredient that makes a person drunk and can be found in grapes and grains after they have been fermented and their sugars digested by yeasts. The ethanol in alcohol can have a number of powerful effects on a person’s mind and body. The use of alcohol can lower inhibitions by reducing shyness allowing them to act more freely, this can result in them doing things that they later regret. This paper will argue that despite the negative cogitations that surround alcohol consumption that there are positive benefits ...

Protecting Elderly Parents From Scams

The elderly, typically retired individuals, are considered at the maximum risk of being targeted by scammers who are on the lookout for easy yet lucrative pickings and profiting from cheating them. Most people in the U.S who are in this age bracket are either in nursing homes or live alone with infrequent visitation from their children and other family members. It is this isolation and disconnect from their loved ones, not to mention the age-related deterioration of their mental faculties that makes them increasingly vulnerable to scamming threats . In order for their children to keep them safe from losing ...

ARTICLE REVIEW: Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in dementia

Tomlinson, E., Spector, A., Nurock, S., & Stott, J. (2015). Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in dementia: A qualitative study of the views of former dementia carers. Palliative Medicine, 29(8), 720-726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269216315582143

Introduction

The interest on the topic of mercy killing or assisted dying for people suffering from dementia from media and the scholarly world, little has been done to research the perspective of the closest people who are affected by the act. Studies estimate that three people over the age of sixty-five years of age succumb to dementia, with most of them not in their right minds when they die. ...

Introduction

In this paper, the article titled “Effect of 2-yn− 3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementations on cognitive function in older people: a randomized, double-blind, controlled” by Dangour et al., 2010 will be critically appraised. The article describes a study that sought to establish whether 2-yn− 3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation has an effect on cognitive function in older people. In the study, a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial was used. Reduced cognitive function and dementia in older people continues to increase and pose a significant challenge to the elderly. Several studies have reported an association between the intakes of ...

Sport is one of the things that seem totally positive with all its benefits for physical and psychological health, its popularity and advertising campaigns. It has become a part of everyday life of the majority of adults and children. People learn from the early age how to play sport games and it is totally normal in the age of highly popularized healthy living. Parents are happy that schools help their children to actively engage in all sorts of sport and a lot of them encourage their kids to take it seriously or even continue in professional leagues. The information ...

Introduction

Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that manifests with irreversible and progressive loss of memory. The disease causes memory destruction and cognitive dysfunction, and finally the ability to perform simple tasks is affected. Recently the disorder is ranked as among the leading cause of deaths in the United States after heart diseases and cancers thus making it the third leading causes of death especially in geriatrics. Alzheimer is the main cause of dementia among the old people. Dementia simply means loss of cognitive functions which involves thinking, remembering as well as reasoning, and change in behavioral abilities to ...

Semantic knowledge includes general knowledge of things such as basic facts, knowledge of people, and meanings. Semantics are almost always taken for granted because it is an innate element of human beings. Meaning-making and meaning-sharing is a natural part of our day to day discourse. The meanings that people attach to words, objects, and even people are highly subjective(Hornsby, Stanley, 2005). The meanings that we have for the things around us speaks highly of our experiences, personality, and beliefs. The practicality of semantics is also what makes it a difficult topic to study. It is difficult to study ...

Hypothesis statement

There are many ailments that are often associated with old age. Reduced immunity and other factors lead to the susceptibility to diseases at old age because of increased risk factors. One of the most ailments in people of advanced age is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer is the most common form of dementia which is a term that denotes sets of symptoms that causes problems in intellectual abilities coupled with memory loss, language, thinking and disorientation, lack of motivation, mood swings, and problem-solving abilities. In some cases, some behavioral issues can be observed in a person who is reporting symptoms ...

Marcason W., What are the Components of the MIND diet? Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2015; 115(10): 1744

exercise? Movement Disorders. 2015; 31(3): 299 This is the first randomised control trial aimed at assessing the role of multi-domains in the reduction of cognitive decline. 1,260 participants aged 60 to 77 were involved in the two-year study. The multidomain assessed included management of metabolic and vascular risk factors, social abilities, cognitive training and an exercise program. At the end of the study, it was found that cognitive function of the intervention group ...

Causes and Symptoms

Dementia is a term utilized to show that an individual has developed some difficulties in judgment, memory and reasoning. The psychological and behavioral symptoms of dementia are a fundamental part of the dementia syndrome. Apparently, the decline in motivation or emotional control, or an alteration in the social conduct exhibiting as emotional irritability, apathy, liability and coarsening of the social behavior have been a portion of the diagnostic criteria for this condition [1]. Some studies indicate that behavior and cognition are dimensions, which are independent [2]. Nevertheless, they influence one another; dementia is linked to a faster rate of ...

Patient Initials: CJ

Clinical Site: Identifying Information: CHIEF COMPLIANT/HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: Mother (What is the patient saying? Quote the patient if possible)

Behavior: Disruptive and impulsive

Depressive symptoms: Detected Anxiety symptoms: Detected Psychotic symptoms: Absent Vegetative symptoms: Absent as patient is motile Suicidal ideation: Absent Homicidal ideation: Absent Compliance: Intermittent Cognitive symptoms: Not consistent with incidences of forgetfulness History of any mania in the past: None Sleeping patterns: Short sleeping hours less than 5 hours a day Appetite: Highly selective (Including any significant weight loss or weight gain)

PREVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY

(Including any previous psychiatric hospital admissions): None

Any past suicide attempts: None

Failed medications: None tried before PREVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC FAMILY HISTORY: ( ...

Caring for the Elderly

Diseases such as dementia, Alzheimer’s and cancer among other chronic diseases have become more prevalent to the older population. This has meant that the old have to receive the best medical care in order to beat the diseases. Even with the advent of medical technologies and medicine to treat these diseases, long term care among the old is necessary to ensure care. In the care facilities for the old, there are reports of abuse from the caregivers given that they face a number of challenges in administering care. Many people face difficulties taking care of the old and ...

Essay Assignment

Essay Assignment

Abstract

In this paper, the aspect of disease development is focused in five sections. A critical review of various health conditions attempts to demystify some contingencies that are attributable to the disease process. This approach becomes integral in establishing causal explanations for various health derangements. It covers the aspects of bio scientific research used to create strategies that help in mitigating disease occurrence. The outcomes of this paper are relevant in the subject of managing diseases in human populations across the world. Q1. Dementia is a mental disorder that begets memory impairment and personality changes (Flicker, 1999). Alzheimer’ ...

“Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson (2014) really uncovers the devastating truth behind our justice system, from people who provide false testimony on a whim, to biased jurors, to an entire court system that does not, chooses not, to recognize its own errors. The book focuses on the Walter McMillan case, and is interwoven with chapters of how Stevenson came to study law, with different cases he’s worked on braided in with accurate and relevant facts throughout. The story, from a perspective as a person that is relatively against the death penalty, and certainly is against youth being punished ...

Barry Peterson is one of the many people who have lost their spouses to Alzheimer’s disease and, therefore, it was wise of him to begin a relationship with a woman who would recognize his presence and also adequately take care of his emotional needs, especially as he dealt with giving care to his wife. If in the same situation, I would embrace moving on to a new relationship to enable me to heal and attain emotional wellness. The greatest importance in regard to healthcare provision for Alzheimer’s disease includes the establishment of a law that will have ...

Final Assignment

Final Assignment

Question 1: 10 Tips for Changing Health Behavior in Older Adults (Haber, 2013)

One of the challenges regarding this tip is the lack of motivation by the older adult to adopt the new behavior. Overcoming this challenge will require enhanced understanding of the positive implications or outputs of the new behavior, thus, motivation to adopt the new behavior by the target audience. For example, in case of weight loss behavior, I would consider highlighting diseases, which associate with obesity to motivate the older adults on the need to overcome or prevent such diseases.

Modest

One of the challenges regarding this tip is overstating ambitious goals, which might be beyond capabilities of ...

Pet Therapy in Elderly Patients with Mental Illness

The article serves to discuss the effects of pet therapy on the mental processes and the overall well being of elderly inpatients who are affected by dementia, depression and psychosis. The participants in the study include elderly patients in selected nursing homes who are over 65 years old, and has been staying in the institution for 2 months. As a means to determine the baseline cognitive status and depressive symptoms, the participants went through the Mini-Mental State Examination and the 15-item Geriatic Depression scale. Accordingly, the intervention was administered within a 6-week duration in the nursing home, and it ...

There are reasons why mental health professionals are exposed to higher risk for liability and complaints. Firstly, the litigious people of United States has included the whole profession in their claims. Secondly, increased government regulations implemented when licensing the practitioners whereas the professions have no say when establishing the care standards. Thirdly, patients are becoming more distrustful of the mental health professionals making most of them not to adhere to treatment guidelines given. Therefore, if they do not recover, they turn the blame to mental health practitioners. Fourthly, the managed care has come up with new restrictions on the ...

3. Activities Ensure you acknowledge and cite your sources accordingly – this is important whether you use your own words or another writer’s. You can review the Academic Referencing Guide in your student handbook.

QUESTION 1:

There are mainly five principles of person-centered care. The first one is valuing people. This includes giving proper respect and dignity to the individuality of a person. The support-staff should be aware of the perspective of the individual. They should consider the value system of the patient, personal choices and also their beliefs. The second one is to offer a sense of autonomy to the ...

One of the widely used services in the health care sector is the implementation and assessment of interventions which aim to solve problems of social policy. Some of the areas focused on by institutions that have already been proven to lead to adverse health consequences include education, transportation, and even housing (Craig, et al., 2012). Interventions focused on public health aim to prevent illnesses, prolong life, and promote health among a group of individuals or a whole population. It is different from clinical and medical interventions because it focuses on the health status of a population while clinical and ...

Criterion 1: Tanner’s Model

Noticing- The patient is an 89 old widowed woman and has no family. Two years ago, she was sent to a nursing home, where she is residing up to now. She has Medicaid as well as Medicare that covers for her health expenses (Whalley & Breitner, 2009, p. 13). Ideally, the woman enjoys medical benefits through Medicare since her deceased husband had covered his family members. The signs portrayed by the woman are BP 126/76, Respiration 18, Temperature 98.2, Pulse 76 and Pain level 0. Interpreting- The client has several medical problems such as memory loss, faulty reasoning, impaired judgment, ...

Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive form of presenile dementia that is almost similar to senile dementia except that it usually starts in the 40s or 50s. Among the first symptoms of the disease are impaired memory, which is followed by disturbed thinking and reasoning skills and impaired speech, and eventually complete helplessness. Dementia may have different stages of severity, i.e. from mild stage in which only the person’s normal functioning are affected to the severe stage in which a patient depends completely on others for basic care. Some people may also show anger, worry, or violence. It ...

Assignment 2: The Major Areas of Psychology

Abstract: Psychology is the study of human behavior and the mind. Unlike pseudoscience, it applies scientific method in comprehending the way of the world. There are five major areas in psychology. Developmental psychology focuses on the life span development of humans. Secondly, cognitive psychology focuses on the use of attention, memory, perception, and the capacity of the brain to think and solve problems. Thirdly, behavioral psychology refers to how humans behave, as a result of what they learn over their lifetime; it can be under classical conditioning, operant conditioning, or observational conditioning. Fourthly, social psychology refers to the behavior ...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, neurodegenerative disease, first described in 1907 by German psychiatrist Alzheimer. As a rule, it is a disease of people over 65 years, but there are also early Alzheimer's disease - a rare form of this disorder. Typically, the disease starts with inconspicuous symptoms, but over time it progresses. Most often at early stages of development of the disorder loss of short-term memory, for example, the inability to recall recently learned information, can be noticed. The next stages of Alzheimer’s disease are guided by problems such as the loss of ...