PSYC 3082 Chapter : PSYC 3082 Chapter 13 2
Document Summary
Delirium: facts & stats: affects up 30% of persons in acute care facilities, most prevalent in older adults, those undergoing medical procedures, aids patients and cancer patients, full recovery often occurs within several weeks. Medical conditions related to delirium: drug intoxication, poisons, withdrawal from drugs, infections, head injury and several forms of brain trauma, sleep deprivation, immobility, and excessive stress. Dementia: an overview: gradual deterioration of brain functioning, deterioration in judgment and memory, deterioration in language / advanced cognitive processes, has many causes and may be irreversible. Initial stages: memory and visuospatial skills impairments, agnosia inability to recognize and name objects, facial agnosia inability to recognize familiar faces. Xiii: other symptoms include delusions, apathy, depression, agitation, aggression, later stages, cognitive functioning continues to deteriorate, total support is needed to carry out day-to-day activities, death due to inactivity and onset of other illnesses.
