Unit 307- Understanding cognitive impairment Flashcards

Question

what are their function of the brain - frontal lobe - temporal lobe - brain stem - cerebellum - occipital lobe - parietal lobe

Answer 1

- frontal lobe: thinking, memory, behaviour and movement - temporal lobe: hearing, learning and feelings - brain stem: breathing, heart rate and temperature - cerebellum: balance and coordination - occipital lobe: sight - parietal lobe: language and touch

Answer 2

a neurological disability is a condition that negatively impacts a person’s brain or nervous system in varying degrees of severity depending on the specific cause.

Answer 3

making decisions for someone's behalf of someone who cant make decisions for themselves or they lack the mental capacity to do so out of their best of interest

Answer 4

living in their own home meeting friends pursuing hobbies and interests keeping them safe Choice of food and drink Acknowledgment of likes and dislikes and preferences Ensuring access to health and social care care plan implemented and evaluated to make sire that they are receiving the care that is right for them to meet all their needs. this is done through a process of care planning following an assessment of their needs

Answer 5

Physical – including intimate care, toileting, bathing, nutrition (elderly, after RTC, after surgery, maternity etc) Intellectual – need for stimulation, interests, hobbies. Emotional – someone to listen actively to them, company, enjoyment. Social – need for socialisation, communication, sharing thoughts and ideas and shared interests.

Answer 6

Less Opportunities of work due to a finite services will only recruit, Education and learning could be a hardship they have to overcome as it will be hard and slow process to take it in mind

Answer 7

- mental health eg. bipolar, schizophrenia, depression - congenital ( present from birth) eg. Down syndrome - acquired .alcoholism, brain damage, stroke - genetic eg. Huntington’s disease - degenerative cognitive conditions eg.tumors, motor neuron disease, congenital syphilis - life defining medical conditions eg.epilepsy, hydrocephaly.

Answer 8

- social worker: aim to improve people's lives by helping with social and interpersonal difficulties, promoting human rights and wellbeing. . - community psychiatric nurse: to talk through problems and give practical advice and support - occupational therapist: support to people whose health prevents them doing the activities that matter to them. - paediatric consultant; manage medical conditions affecting infants, children and young people. - independent advocate: helps the person/group to get the information they need to make real choices about their circumstances and supports the person/group to put their choices across to others - physiotherapist: help people affected by injury, illness or disability through movement and exercise, manual therapy, education and advice. - GP: diagnosis, advice and prescription - domiciliary care worker: Come to your home and give you care regarding to your personal needs - psychiatrist: treatment and prevention of mental health conditions - educational psychologist/ psychologist:

Answer 9

- social worker: - community psychiatric nurse: - occupational therapist: - paediatric consultant; - independent advocate: - physiotherapist: - GP: - domiciliary care worker: - psychiatrist: - educational psychologist/ psychologist:

Answer 10

When the cognitive function or the mind find it really hard to acquire new information and learn

Answer 11

In these disorders, patients are no longer fully oriented to time and space. Depending on the cause, the diagnosis of a cognitive disorder may be temporary or progressive. any disorder that significantly impairs the cognitive function of an individual to the point where normal functioning in society is impossible Such as dementia and amnesia

Answer 12

- remembering/memory loss - concentration/attention span - difficulty in rational decision making - difficulty in learning new things - behavioural changes – in self and with others - emotional changes – in self and for others.

Answer 13

- care - compassion - competence - courage - communication - commitment

Answer 14

It doesn't effect daily living tasks- an cognition problem but doesn't effect the function. for example they have an impairment with memory, forgetting conversations, words

Answer 15

Alzheimers, vascular

Answer 16

A cognitive function test to see if they have a cognitive impairment, this includes questions counting 20 backwards, what time will it be in an hour,

Answer 17

``` He may not have a stable consistent care giver to attach to as staff work shifts, move jobs and have other residents to care for  He may feel isolated from his family, friends and community because he does not see them as often  He may be more prone to mental health ``` problems such as low self- esteem/maintaining social skills ```  He will be unable to make his own independent choices/follow his own routines  He may not have access to things that he likes doing  He may lose skills as he is now a passive recipient of care/support.  He may respond well to the routine ```

Answer 18

 He may feel isolated from his family, friends and community because he does not see them as often  He may be more prone to mental health problems such as low self- esteem/maintaining social skills ```  He will be unable to make his own independent choices/follow his own routines  He may not have access to things that he likes doing  He may lose skills as he is now a passive recipient of care/support.  He may respond well to the routine ```