University of Cebu

College of Nursing
Banilad, Cebu City

Resource Unit
General Objectives:
After 1 hour and 30 minutes of varied lecture- discussion in the psychiatric ward, the BSN4-P group 20 students will be able to gain adequate knowledge,
develop beginning skills and positive attitude towards the concept of Alzheimer’s Disease
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Introduction Alzheimer’s disease is a brain disorder named 5 minutes
for German physician Alois Alzheimer, who Lecture-
first described it in 1906. Scientists have Discussion Books ORAL EXAMINATAION
learned a great deal about Alzheimer’s
disease in the century since Dr. Alzheimer
first drew attention to it.
Cooperation
Dr. Alzheimer perform an autopsy to Auguste of the class
D. In Auguste’s brain, he saw dramatic
shrinkage, especially of the cortex, the outer
layer involved in memory, thinking, judgment
and speech. Under the microscope, he also Time and
saw widespread fatty deposits in small blood effort of the
vessels, dead and dying brain cells, and group
abnormal deposits in and around cells.

The condition entered the medical literature in

1907, when Alzheimer published his
observations about Auguste D. In 1910, Emil
Specific Kraepelin, a psychiatrist noted for his work in
Objectives naming and classifying brain disorders,
proposed that the disease be named after
Specifically they Alzheimer.
will be able to:

5 minutes
1. Define
related terms.

A degenerative disorder of the brain that is

• Alzheimers manifested by dementia and progressive
Disease psychological impairment.

Pertaining to or involving degeneration or

• Degenerat changes to a lower dysfunctional form.
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Several cognitive deficits that are due to the
direct physiologic effects of a general medical
• Dementia condition, the persisting effects of a
substance, or multiple biologic etiologies.