Examples of dementia in the following topics:
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Health Problems
- Older adults are also more susceptible to certain neuropsychological disorders, such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease, that are virtually unseen in younger populations.
- Dementia is a serious loss of global cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person—beyond what might be expected from normal aging.
- Dementia is not a single disease, but rather a syndrome that is associated with a variety of different diseases, such as Alzheimer's.
- Congestive heart failure combined with dementia—or even normal forgetfulness associated with aging—makes adhering to a strict regimen difficult for many older adults.
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Mental Health
- This lithograph illustrates the eight mental health disorders that were thought to be prominent in England during the early-19th century: dementia, megalomania, acute mania, melancholia, idiocy, hallucination, erotic mania, and paralysis.
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Elder Abuse
- Elders with dementia may not be able to consent to any sexual activity whatsoever.
- Elder abuse can destroy a victim's quality of life by limiting his functional abilities, increasing dependency, increasing his sense of helplessness, increasing stress, worsening his psychological decline, inducing dementia, and risking malnutrition or overmedication.
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The Labeling Approach
- Shows personifications of dementia, megalomania, acute mania, melancholia, idiocy, hallucination, erotic mania and paralysis in the gardens of the Hospice de la Salpêtrière.