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This course points out abnormal behavior reasons and its form. Mostly it talks about amnestic disorder, mood disorder, developmental disorder, genetics, personality disorder, problems in childhood, psychological model, stress, substance disorder. This lecture includes: Dementia, Delirium, Amnesia, Cognitive, Rehabilitation, Neuropsychologists, Frequency, Treatment, Management, Medication
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Dementia Dementia is a gradual worsening loss of memory and related cognitive functions, including the use of language, as well as reasoning and decision making.
Delirium Delirium is a state of confusion and disorientation that develops over a short period of time and is often associated with agitation and hyperactivity.
Amnesia People with Amnesia disorders experience memory impairments that are more limited than those seen in dementia or delirium.
Research on brain and its role on psychopathology have increased in recent years. The term organic mental disorder was dropped and the term cognitive mental disorder was adopted.
Cognitive disorders signify the impairment of cognitive abilities such as
Cognitive disorders generally first appear during the patient’s 50’s or 60’s and accelerate after the age of 70.
Cognitive impairment disorders include
Some degenerative brain diseases include
Causes of Cognitive Impairment Disorders
c. Cognitive Rehabilitation
Assessment of Cognitive Impairment There are many ways to measure a person’s level of cognitive impairment. a. One is the Mini-Mental State Examination.
Amnesia
Cross cultural Comparisons
Treatment and Management
3. Support for Caregivers - In the United States, spouses and other family members provide primary care for more than 80 percent of people who have dementia of the Alzheimer’s type. - Their burdens are often overwhelming, both physically and emotionally. - In addition to the profound loneliness and sadness that caregivers endure, they must also learn to cope with more tangible stressors, such as the patient’s incontinence, functional deficits, and disruptive behavior. - Some treatment programs provide support groups, as well as informal counseling and ad hoc consultation services, for spouses caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease. - Some treatment programs arrange for direct assistance in addition to social support. - Respite programs provide caregivers with temporary periods of relief away from the patient.