Hi, need to submit a 1500 words essay on the topic Alzeihmer's Disease.Download file to see previous pages... The rate of deterioration and severity varies.Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain that c

Hi, need to submit a 1500 words essay on the topic Alzeihmer's Disease.

The rate of deterioration and severity varies.

Alzheimer's is a disease of the brain that causes a gradual but progressive loss of abilities in memory, thinking, reasoning, judgment, orientation, and speech. It causes an inability to recognize and identify objects and carry out motor activities. People with the disease are eventually unable to perform the most basic activities of daily living such as dressing, cooking, and bathing. Alzheimer's disease is not the result of normal aging, but it does occur more frequently in those 65 years of age or older. Alzheimer's disease is far more serious than the occasional forgetfulness experienced by the elderly. In its early stages, however, the disease may be difficult to distinguish from ordinary forgetfulness. Because the disease affects the brain gradually and persons ordinarily will compensate for the early symptoms, neither the person with Alzheimer's disease nor those around them may suspect a real problem at first. The results of Alzheimer's slow but progressive damage to the brain may not be noticed until the person experiences greater than normal life stressors, major health problems, or a situation that stretches coping abilities to the breaking point. or until major behavior problems, a driving accident, unpaid bills, or significant changes in daily functioning make denial or avoidance of what is happening impossible (Alzheimer's Disease 2007).

Dementia, in its broader sense, indicates a loss or i...

ater than normal life stressors, major health problems, or a situation that stretches coping abilities to the breaking point. or until major behavior problems, a driving accident, unpaid bills, or significant changes in daily functioning make denial or avoidance of what is happening impossible (Alzheimer's Disease 2007).

Dementia, in its broader sense, indicates a loss or impairment of a person's abilities to use his or her mind. The essential feature of dementia is a loss of intellectual abilities severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. An accountant with Alzheimer's disease will be unable to perform her job because of impairments in memory, reasoning, and calculation abilities. A farmer will become unable to plant and harvest crops. Buying seed and figuring out how much seed to put in planters or drills will become impossible. Although Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, it is not the only 'dementing' illness. Multiple strokes can cause a dementia that resembles Alzheimer's disease. Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia (Early Diagnosis of Dementia. Paper 2007). When vascular dementia and Alzheimer's are present, stroke damage can make symptoms of Alzheimer's disease more severe. Following Payne (1998) Alzheimer's disease has more closely examined other conditions that cause dementia. Some are not frequently discussed. others will become more familiar and possibly diagnosed more often. The growing focus on other diseases that can cause dementia is expanding our understanding of Alzheimer's disease.

Harris and Sterin (1999) explain that depression and other psychiatric conditions can appear to be the results of dementia. In the elderly, severe depression may resemble dementia.