SOC313_Parkinsons_Disease_Case_Study_.doc.pdf

Parkinson’s Disease Case Study INSTRUCTIONS: You should review Chapters 1, 2 & 9 before completing the template. Details are required for each section. If you include enough detail for each section, the template portion of the final document will be at least five double-spaced pages in length, which meets the paper length requirements. Include APA citations within the Response column where appropriate. You must use a minimum of three scholarly resources within the assignment. List your references in APA format on the last row of this template. All citations and references must be in APA style according to the Ashford Writing Center guidelines. Once you complete the template, upload the document to the Week 2 Assignment section of the course. REQUIRED ELEMENTS RESPONSE Briefly define Parkinson’s disease.  What physical changes occur related to the onset of the disease?  What are the possible psychological changes with PD?  What system(s) are affected?  What is the prognosis?  What are the treatments and therapies? Parkinson’s disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects the movement of the affected individual. Physical alternations such as tremors, stiffness, slowness and or walking problems, facial masking; which is the reduced ability to make facial expressions and poor balance to name a few (Eske, 2019). One of the first observable sign of this disease are tremors but this is not true for all individuals affected by this disease. Psychological changes with PD can cause major depression along with feelings of helplessness, guilt or a burden. With the disease affecting the autonomic nervous system the symptoms the emotions, behavior, thoughts and cognition of an individual has them feeling like they did not belong in their own body.