Dementia (Mod 3)

Definitions

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A group of illnesses that cause progressive loss of brain function including cognitive and social functions.

Dementia

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A condition where the symptoms and behaviours of dementia increase at bedtime or during hours of darkness.

sundowning

300

Term that represents how their actions, words and gestures are a response that expresses something important about their personal, social or physical environment. They are the result of changes in the brain that affect memory, judgement, orientation, mood, and behaviour.

responsive behaviors

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Involving the memory, reasoning, thinking, judgement, understanding, and behaviour functions of the brain.

cognitive function

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Temporary mental disorientation that can occur suddenly.

delirium

Types of Dementia

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most common form of dementia

Alzheimer's 

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caused by chronic, reduced blood flow to the brai

vascular dementia

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characterized by dramatic changes in personality, behavior and thought processes

frontotemporal degeneration dementia

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progressive illness that affects the brains' ability to control movement, resulting in tremors, stiffness, slowness, difficult walking and loss of balance

Parkinson's disease dementia

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caused by poor reabsorption of cerebrospinal fluid and the resulting buildup of fluid in the brain

normal-pressure hydrocephalus

The 3Ds

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A sudden onset of changes to cognitive function causing confusion, difficulties with attention, disorganized thinking, and changes in consciousness

delirium 

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• A gradual progression of symptoms such as memory loss, loss of communication, and of cognitive functions such as reasoning. Eventually leads to the inability to care for oneself and perform ‘normal’ tasks.

dementia

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• A group of symptoms present that affect one’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. When severe, it can also cause changes to physical health. Symptoms must be persistent over a two-week period.

depression

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• Emotional outbursts such as anger or fear
• May become agitated and have hallucinations or delusions

delirium

500

• Cause is unknown, but it may be hereditary
• Psychosocial factors such as life events, stressors, and losses have often occurred prior to a major depression.

dpression

stages of dementia

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mild forgetfulness, forgetting recent events

early stage

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memory loss increases= failure to recognize familiar faces

middle stage

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loss of ability to remember, to communicate verbally or to function independently,

late stage

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loss of impulse control, foul language, poor table manners

middle stage

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increased sleep problems or sleeping longer and more often

late stage

Validation Therapy

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the act of disregarding your personal thoughts and feelings in order to put yourself in the client’s perspective.

Centering

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When a client’s words are jumbled, the caregiver can still respond with empathy even if the words do not make sense.

Ambiguity 

300

conveys a sense of warmth, caring, and love. When used as a validation skill, it can reach the client in a way that words cannot

Touch

400

another way to express emotions and make connections with others. have the unique ability to replace the spoken word.

music

500

is sending back a message to demonstrate that we understand what was being communicated. the caregiver adopts the actions, tone, and volume of voice of the client

mirroring