Practice meditation or relaxation techniques spend

Practice meditation or relaxation techniques
Spend some time in nature whenever possible
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COMMUNITY SERVICES
CHCAGE005 - Provide support to people living with dementia
Task 2: Written Activity
Assessor Instructions
 You are required to research the following topics and answer the questions below.
 Portfolio contents must be organised in a logical sequence.
The information you include in this portfolio should be typed and presented in a neat and tidy manner
and attached to this workbook
Research and discuss the following manifestations of dementia. Do not use text from the provided
Learner Guide.
 Alzheimer’s disease
- Is an irreversible, progressive brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills
and, eventually, the ability to carry out the simplest tasks.
Symptoms:
- Memory loss
- Difficulty completing familiar tasks
- Difficulty determining time or place
 Vascular dementia or multi-infarct dementia
- It occurs when a series of small strokes causes a loss of brain function. Blood carries oxygen to
the brain, and without oxygen, brain tissue quickly dies.
Symptoms:
- Confusion
- Trouble paying attention and concentrating
- Reduced ability to organize thoughts or actions
 Lewy bodies
- Is a disease associated with abnormal deposits of a protein call alpha-synuclein in the brain.
These affects chemicals in the brain whose changes, in turn, can lead to problems with thinking,
movement, behaviour and mood.
Symptoms:
- Poor regulation of body functions
- Sleep difficulties
- Movement disorders
 Excessive alcohol intake or Korsakov Syndrome
- Is an amnestic disorder cause by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency associated with prolonged
ingestion of alcohol. This neurological disorder is cause by lack of thiamine in the brain and is
also exacerbated by the neurotoxic effects of alcohol.
Symptoms:
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- Confusion and loss of mental activity
- Loss of muscle coordination
- Alcohol withdrawal
 Front temporal lobar degeneration (FLTD) including Pick’s disease
- Is the most common form of dementia for people under age 60. It represent a group of brain
disorders caused by degeneration of the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain. FTD is also
frequently referred to as frontotemporal dementia or pick’s disease.
Symptoms:
- Loss of empathy
- Socially inappropriate behaviour
- Lack of inhibition
 Huntington’s disease
- Is an inherited disorder that results in the death of brain cells. The earliest symptoms are often
subtle problems with mood or mental abilities. A general lack of coordination and an unsteady