AN 47: Dementia Awareness Assessment
- Subject Code :
AN-47
- Country :
Australia
1.1 Define the term ‘dementia’.
1.2 Describe key functions of the brain that are affected by dementia.
1.3 Explain why depression, delirium and age-related memory impairment may be mistaken for dementia.
2.1 Outline the medical model of dementia.
2.2 Outline the social model of dementia.
2.3 Explain why dementia should be viewed as a disability.
3.1 List causes of dementia.
3.2 Describe signs and symptoms of dementia.
3.4 Identify prevalence rates for types of dementia.
4.1 Describe how individuals may experience living with dementia.
4.2 Outline the impact that the attitudes and behaviours of others may have on an individual with dementia.
