This work is part of unit 1: Human Growth & development This work is part of unit 1: Human Growth & development. This unit is assessed via a 90 minute external, written examination. You will sit the exam in January 2017. BRIDGING PROJECT Health & Social Care Level 3 BTEC Extended Certificate (equivalent to 1 A Level) YEAR 11 INTO 12 SUMMER 2016 TASK 1: SERVICE USERS CASE STUDY BOOKLET TASK 2: TO WHAT EXTENT IS THERE A COMMON LIVED AND PHYISCAL EXPERIENCE OF THE FEMALE PERIMENOPAUSE (early- middle adulthood) AND THE MENOPAUSE (middle adulthood)?

Complete the booklet TASK 1 You will need to: YOU NEED THE STUDY PACK HANDED OUT ON INDUCTION DAY TO COMPLETE THIS TASK Complete the booklet You will need to: Research the conditions experienced by service users in the case studies

TASK 2 To what extent is there a common physical and lived experience of the perimenopause and the menopause? You are aiming to: Understand & be able to explain the causes of the menopause in women, including the role of hormones Be able to describe the common physical symptoms of the perimenopause and be able to discuss the extent to which these vary between women Be able to discuss the variety of lived experiences (emotional development) during the perimenopause

TASK 2 – TO WHAT EXTENT IS THERE A COMMON LIVED AND PHYSICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE MENOPAUSE? Make notes on the following: What is the menopause? What causes the menopause? What is the difference between the perimenopause and the menopause? What are the physical indicators / symptoms of the perimenopause? How widely can women’s physical experience of the perimenopause vary? Why? – Ensure you include specific examples in your notes. The variety of emotional or lived experiences of the perimenopause 2. Plan an essay (a full detailed plan please) on the question ‘To what extent is there a common physical and lived experience of menopause and perimenopause?’. You do not need to write the essay, just complete a plan (we will use this in lessons in September.) On the first day back in September, you should have comprehensive note on all of these questions as well as your essay plan

Websites – researching the menopause http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Menopause/Pages/Introduction.aspx http://thebms.org.uk/publications/factsheets/ http://www.menopauseswings.org/download.html http://www.midlifeandmenopause.co.uk/ http://www.healthtalk.org/peoples-experiences/later-life/menopause/topics