I read the post by @saho and this one is another epic one on these "diseases of the mind". I am not a doctor or a psychologist but i have been learning quite a few things on psychology thanks to some steemstem authors.
I observed that the symptoms of some of these diseases are similar and some can only be pinpointed by proper diagnosis.
We cant wait to have you back to your weekly writing. Have a nice weekend too.
Hello @rharphelle :)
Thank you for taking the time to stop by! You are absolutely right when you point out the similarities between the symptoms of the aforementioned types of dementias, which become more alike one another at the later stages of the disease.
But please note, that unlike conditions such as depression or anxiety, dementia is not a "disease of the mind", as you mentioned above. It is rather a disease of the brain.
All the best to you!
Pardon me for mixing things up. I'm still trying to get a hold of these things.
Thanks for your kind reply. Hopefully, i might get a steemit degree in psychology if i keep reading your blog 😁
You are allowed to mix things up here @rharphelle. This is a very efficient way to learn things! You see, when someone with dementia dies and have their brain examined, there will be many physical signs : plaques, tangles, atrophy. You can actually see them. This is why we say it is a disease of the brain.
However, when someone who, let's say, has been severely depressed for years, dies. If his post-mortem brain is examined, there won't be a single physical evidence showing that individual suffered from depression. This is why we say it is a disease of the mind.
Well, you sure are on your way to your "Steemit Psychology Degree" my dear 😘
Now i have a clearer view of the terms. Thanks for explaining. 😁