Caregiving and dementia

treatment. However, obtaining informed consent can be challenging, especially if an older adult has a cognitive problem such as dementia. According to Gastmans & Milisen (2006), “Even mentally incompetent older persons should be involved as much as possible in the decision-making procedure, since the loss of cognitive functioning—usually a gradual process as in dementia—does not necessarily mean that people can no longer make their own choices and decisions” (p. 150). Despite the loss of…

What pain and agony it is to have someone who you've grown to love and adorable only forget who you are after being victim to a disease called Amnesia. Amnesia is involved with the brain's memory functions through sensory, short, and long-term memory. There are two types of Amnesia that King describes in her book (Experience Psychology Ed. 3) and those are Retrograde Amnesia and Anterograde Amnesia. Let's look at the impact that both types have on their victims. First, Retrograde…

While it is common for anyone to suffer memory loss as we age, dementia is a condition which is worse than normal memory loss and are usually symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease for older people. The primary difference between age-related memory loss and dementia is that the former isn’t disabling. The memory lapses does not affect us greatly on our daily routine, the effect is so minimal that it does cause for any concern. Dementia, on another note is shown by repeating or persistent memory loss…

When an allele increases disease risk but does not directly cause a disease, it is called a genetic risk factor. The protein Apolipoprotein E-4 is considered to be a genetic risk factor. Everyone inherits a copy of some form of APOE from each parent. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from one parent have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from both parents have an even higher risk, but it’s not a certainty that they will develop the disease. It is important to point out that’s…

Language is what allows us to interact and communicate with others and comprehend what they are saying instead of just sitting there with blank stares. So what happens when there is disconnect between our brains and our ability to communicate? Neurologists have termed the word aphasia which refers to “the collective deficits in language comprehension and production that accompany neurological damage” (Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind, pg. 472). Aphasia is typically associated…

General Description Huntington's disease is a disease that causes the progressive breakdown in the brain. Huntington's disease can have a major impact on a person's functional abilities and usually results in movement, and thinking and disorders. Every one out of 10,000 people have Huntington’s disease in the world but in the United States, almost 30,000 people have Huntington’s disease. People with Huntington's disease usually develop signs and symptoms in their 30s or 40s, but the major parts…

Running head: Dementia vs. Delirium 1 Dementia vs. Delirium Kierstyn Williams Victoria College Dementia vs. Delirium 2 Abstract Dementia and delirium are two very similar yet different complications that affect mental status. Including in the paper will be the definition of each complication, causes, signs and symptoms, and treatment. I will be discussing the onset and duration of the complications as wells. Pulling all my research together to compare just how…

You hear or see these words on a weekly, and sometimes on a daily basis: Dementia. However, sometimes we humans do not wrap our fingers around those words, not knowing what these words mean. Dementia is far more than simple words to assign a term for memory lost. Dementia raids the minds of innocent people’s life’s, without an actual cure. We lose thousands of people…

systematic review, six studies that met the inclusion criteria were included and analyzed. In general, all six studies showed that music therapy is an effective treatment of depressive symptoms for older adults who are 65 years or older with or without dementia. Among four randomized control trials, three studies conducted music therapy was conducted in a group and depicted its effectiveness in the reduction of depression symptoms (Chu et al., 2014; Cooke et al., 2010, Mohammadi et al., 2011).…

For instance, “It is comforting to believe that songs can help dementia patients recall their lost selves, but music can also harm as much as it helps, creating false memories, confusion, and distress” (Swayne). This negative effect is based off the mind, such as confusion or distress, while other negative effects can be based off the body such as injury or harm to oneself. “Dementia patients’ inability to consent and their confused responses lead to yet another reason to…