Summary: In the article “Brainology”, Dweck talk about two types of attitudes or mindsets. The two types are a growth mindset and a fixed mindset. Students with a growth mindset tended to get up again from setbacks and continuously improve academically with added effort, while those with a fixed mindset had a mindset that their abilities is what they are stuck with, they are afraid to further challenge themselves; due to belief that they aren't capable. Dweck had concluded that praising one without any acknowledgement of effort tended to create a fixed mindset while those praised for hard work or effort were more likely to not only feel more confident but still kept trying even if a task was a challenge, making these qualities a growth mindset,…
In addition, there is also present disorganized thought process, speech, or behaviors. Negative symptoms and deterioration in function are prominent. Cognitive deficits are common (Hilty and Bourgeois,…
Taking care of someone, a loved one, with a cognitive impairment is a difficult challenge for the family and relatives (Biercewicz et al., 2016). It requires patience, calm, and dedication. Family and relatives also require nursing interventions such as support and education (Biercewicz et al., 2016). In conclusion, AD is a devastating diagnosis for the patient and their family.…
In the article "Brain disease called CTE is found to affect almost all pro football players," Amber Partida discusses how playing football affects players' brains. Many long-term players develop the brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE. The disease is caused by repetitive trauma to the head; with football being one of the most popular contact sports, there is no doubt that players are especially susceptible to the disease. CTE can cause a number of symptoms such as impulsive behavior, emotional instability, depression, substance abuse, and even suicidal thoughts or behavior. Many former football players have taken their lives because of the effects of CTE: Terry Long, for example, killed himself on June 7, 2005…
As a former marine, 4acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder are conditions that I have witnessed first-hand. The textbook defines 1acute stress disorder as an anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event and last less than a month. A diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is made when those symptoms last longer than a month. The signs and symptoms of acute stress disorder and PTSD are very similar and 2include re- experiencing the traumatic event, avoidance of activities that remind the person of the traumatic experience, reduced responsiveness and dissociation, increased arousal, negative emotions, and guilt (Comer, 2017; p. 143).…
If I had one, would I let my child play football? My answer is no and this is due to evidence found in these two passages. According to the passage, 87 out of 91 NFL players whose brains were studied, were found to have a brain issue known as CTE. From what I’ve read, “CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in some athletes.” These are statistics from NFL players, and it says you are even more vulnerable as a child under 12.…
The term dementia is an umbrella term which refers to a loss of cognitive functioning. This may include deficits in processes such as memory, reasoning, language, executive functioning and thinking, all leading to a reduced ability to participate in activities of daily living (NIH.gov). Forms of dementia include: vascular dementia (dementia caused by cerebral vascular injury, often stroke), dementia with Lewy bodies (caused by abnormal deposits of proteins in the brain), Alzheimer’s dementia (the most well-known and common form of dementia), frontotemporal lobar degeneration (including Pick’s disease and primary progressive aphasia), dementia associated with Huntington’s disease, and finally, dementia associated with Parkinson disease.…
Introduction: Postmenopausal women have a greater risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) in later life [1]. Estrogen is nephroprotective in premenopausal women; however, it has been suggested that the loss of estrogen predisposes women to reduced kidney function [2]. As a consequence, there is an increased risk of incident mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, which has been demonstrated by several studies [3-5]. The risk of incident cognitive impairment and dementia are augmented by comorbidities, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity [6-8]. There have been studies that have examined how hormone therapy (HT) effects kidney function, but the results vary [9-15].…
The side effects of Alzheimer's sickness exacerbate after some time, despite the fact that the rate at which the ailment advances differs. All things considered, a man with Alzheimer's lives four to eight years after finding, however can live the length of 20 years, contingent upon different components. Changes in the cerebrum identified with Alzheimer's start years before any indications of the malady. This time period, which can keep going for quite a long time, is alluded to as preclinical Alzheimer's infection.…
Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that slowly and progressively destroys memory cells in the brain and other types of brain cells. Today Alzheimer’s threatens the health system and about five million Americans. Death in Alzheimer’s has climbed up to fifty five percent. They say statin drugs are supposed to reduce the risk of stroke and cholesterol, but they actually increase the risk of dementia. The way that people live now is causing research to say that we will continue to die from Alzheimer’s.…
Living with a family member who suffers from mental disorder has opened my mind that a tiny alteration in the nervous system can change the whole family member’s life. When I was in elementary school, my dad brought me to a psychiatrist and explained that my mother has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, I became interested in schizophrenia and started to read articles about this devastating mental illness. I understand that being caretaker of people who has neurological problem is a high level burden, hence, I wish I could find a way to lessen the burden of families which own a family member with neurological disorders with my knowledge in neuroscience.…
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that affects at least 27 million people in the world, and affects even more people in underdeveloped countries. As a psychotic disorder, its symptoms include a loss of reality, hallucinations, delusions, and thought disruptions. This disease has no cure, and persons can be diagnosed with schizophrenia as early as 16 years old. There are many traditional treatments for schizophrenia that help relieve the patients’ symptoms, such as the use of psychoactive drugs. However, many patients diagnosed with schizophrenia have problems adhering to their medication, or even taking it to begin with; they believe the medication does not help them, since they are unable to understand the severity of their disorder.…
loss of memory, or the inability to remember facts or events. We have two types of memories: the short-term (recent, new) and long-term (remote, old) memories. Short-term memory is programmed in a part of the brain called the temporal lobe, while long-term memory is stored throughout extensive nerve cell networks in the temporal and parietal lobes. In Alzheimer's disease, short-term memory storage is damaged first. inability to communicate effectively.…
I think from this excerpt there are two very important things for the nursing student to understand. I think the first is that Alzheimer’s is not just confusion, there are many other symptoms that accompany the confusion. The fact that things like irritability, irrational thoughts and loss of some physical components of life is part of the disease. By saying physical components I mean the health aspect as well as the fact that they may forget how to cook or eventually how to wash themselves or walk. The excerpt starts off with talking about the different moods that may be encountered.…
A holistic approach considers the whole situation of the individual, and collects evidence from his social, psychological and biological conditions (Toates, 2010, p19). It is achieved by exercising a biopsychosocial perspective for explaining the causes of the problem, and finding interventions that reflect these causes, (Toates, 2010, p10). The three aspects are equally important, and changes in one of them leads to changes in the others. (Toates, 2010, p13).…