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Running head: EFFECTS OF DEMENTIA 1

Effects of Dementia

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EFFECTS OF DEMENTIA 2

Effects of Dementia

Dementia refers to an overall term that describes a varied array of signs and symptoms

that are connected with the reduction in memory or other reasoning skills that are severe enough

to limit a person’s ability or strength to carry out daily activities (McNamara, 2011). Therefore,

dementia is not a specific disease but a term that defines symptoms that are likely to affect the

thinking levels of an individual. Hence, dementia is known to affect learning aptitude and use of

information and retention. It is for this reason, therefore, that there are different ways that this

occurrence takes place. For example, dementia may lead to memory loss that affects daily life.

The primary effect of dementia is memory loss (Whalley & Breitner, 2009). Such memory loss

results in increasingly forgetting of important appointments that may result into overdependence

on memory aid or reminder notes so as to retrieve such information.

Secondly, dementia effects include disorganization and lack of planning or problem-

solving skills. The effects of Dementia may lead to an inability to cultivate and follow a plan or

work out numbers (Whalley & Breitner, 2009). The disorganization results from a lack of

concentration as a result of the condition. Additionally, dementia may result in difficulty

undertaking and completing a familiar task. For example, the effects may lead to many

employees having trouble allocating familiar places (McNamara, 2011). It is because of

dementia that they find it challenging to complete daily routines.

Patients suffering from dementia can easily lose track of seasons or dates (McNamara,

2011). For instance, many of the patients suffering from dementia may have difficulty

comprehending issues unless they are happening instantaneously. Lastly, the effects of dementia

may result in a lack of understanding of visual images, besides spatial relationships (Whalley &

Breitner, 2009). It occurs when one has problems in judging distance, naming colors and reading

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Running head: EFFECTS OF DEMENTIA 1 Effects of Dementia Name Institution Affiliation EFFECTS OF DEMENTIA 2 Effects of Dementia Dementia refers to an overall term that describes a varied array of signs and symptoms that are connected with the reduction in memory or other reasoning skills that are severe enough to limit a person’s ability or strength to carry out daily activities (McNamara, 2011). Therefore, dementia is not a specific disease but a term that defines symptoms that are likely to affect the thinking levels of an individual. Hence, dementia is known to affect learning aptitude and use of information and retention. It is for this reason, therefore, that there are different ways that this occurrence takes place. For example, dementia may lead to memory loss that affects daily life. The primary effect of dementia is memory loss (Whalley & Breitner, 2009). Such memory loss results in increasingly forgetting of important appointments that may result into overdependence on memory aid or reminder notes so as to retrieve such information. Secondly, dementia effects include disorganization and lack of planning or problemsolving skills. The effects of Dementia may lead to ...
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