Tom Kitwood, suggests that people with dementia, have six psychological needs: attachment, love, comfort, identity, inclusion, and occupation.
identify the communication strenght ability with dementia
Describe how a person centred approach enables individual with dementia to be involved in their own care and support
an individual with dementia may have memory problems and this may lead to forgetting if they have eaten or when they last ate dementia can also cause depression thus the individual may lose appetite
types of memory imperiment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia
Forgetfullness is generally not considered an illness. However, in some circumstances when an individual becomes far more forgetful than what might be deemed "normal" an illness known as Dementia may be present.
potential impact of discrimination on an individual with dementia
descrive how the behaviour of carers or others might affect an individual with dementia
Dementia is a somewhat obsolescent, ( late thirties vogue) catch-all term for mental illness and means ( Out of the Mind)- lit. there was a sort of maxim or slogan: Ex Luna, Dementia, From the Moon, Dementia- or madness. The term is rarely used except for senile dementia- which refers to mental problems in the senior citizen bracket, Alzheimer"s for example. It is interesting both Senile and Dementia are Latin Based- Senile implying age, as in senior, senator- lit. Old Man! and I have already defined dementia. Dementia Praecox is an old-style term for what is now called Schizophrenia, Don"t be a Skeetz!
It is important to work with individuals with dementia on a one on one basis. Catering the program of care to their needs and capabilities will be best for them.
Describe how a person centred approach enables individual with dementia to be involved in their own care and support
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