Neurolognative Disorder

Instructions:  Use the following links to access various brain games or watch the video below over Alzeihmer’s.  Part 1: Please watch the following video and answer the questions.  Video URL: Experience 12 Minutes in Alzheimer’s Dementia Video URL: Experience 12 Minutes In Alzheimer's Dementia (Links to an external site.) Run Time: 8:03 Source: ABC News/YouTube Close Caption Available: Yes Summary of Video: Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, a general term for memory loss and impairment of other cognitive abilities (such as learning, decision-making, or language) serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60 to 80 percent of cases of dementia, termed neurocognitive disorder in DSM-5. The brains of patients with neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease usually show atrophy—in the form of neuron and synapse loss with plaques and tangles—in several areas. Particularly hard hit are areas that mediate memory, including the medial temporal lobe, hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, and parahippocampal gyrus. But what is a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease actually going through? A 12-minute virtual Alzheimer’s tour reveals more than you ever imagined. The Virtual Dementia Tour is a, hands-on, experiential tool kit created for anyone seeking to understand the physical and mental challenges of those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia. The virtual dementia program was developed by P. K. Beville of Second Wind Dreams, which focuses on those living in eldercare communities or in hospice care. As you watch the video, please answer the following questions: What symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease did Lewanda Wilson show? Why did Blaine have difficulty understanding what his mother Lewanda was going through? What did the Virtual Dementia Tour involve? What did Blaine find out after trying the tour and the 5 tasks in 12 minutes? What was the ABC reporters bottom-line conclusion after taking the virtual tour?   Part 2:  1. Please play at least 1-2 brain game(s). 2. Then create a post describing which game you played. Also, discuss how that game applies to the theory and concepts you learned in Neurocognitive Disorders.  3. Discuss how brain games can be beneficial for people with neurocognitive disorders 4. Choose one neurocognitive disorder and research a new intervention that you have not learned from this chapter and how the intervention is helpful in treating this disorder