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Alzheimer's Disease Essay Alisia Jedrzejczak All people like to feel as if they do things well. From childhood, mastering skills such as dressing independently, riding a bike and going to school, right through to when we learn to do more complex tasks as adults, evokes a great deal of self-satisfaction. Driving, holding an intellectual conversation, shopping and managing a bank account are all daily functions that many of us are well accomplished at, and most adults pride themselves on their ability to perform such activities independently. But for some, these functional abilities are a struggle and perhaps even impossible. Such people are diagnosed with a form of brain damage, where the chemistry of the brain changes due to the gradual degradation of nerve cells over time (Chapman, Gilmour & McIntosh, 2001). This diagnosis is known as Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Cognitive deficits associated with the disease can significantly affect occupational...

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