1. BTEC HSC Unit 14 – Physiological Disorders
Understanding physiological disorders

2. Read through Trish story and go through the 3 questions 

4. Introduction By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
Identify and define the nature of physiological disorders,
Identify and define the processes involved in the diagnosis of physiological disorders,
Produce a care pathway for physiological disorders,
Identify and define strategies used to support individuals with physiological disorders.

5. What will this unit be about ?
How physiological disorders might affect an individuals life and development?
How disease are caused, diagnosed and treated ?
How care is provided by various key professional to those with physiological disorders?

6. What will be the key assessment in this unit ?
You will be completing 2 key assignment for this unit which will include:
Reports,
Flow charts,
Leaflet

7. How is the grading structured in this unit ?

8. Grading and assessment
To achieve a pass
To achieve merit
To achieve distinction P1 M1 D1 P2 M2 D2 P3 M3 P4 P5

9. Assignment 1

10. Key terminology
Physiological Disorder is a disorder caused by factors other than a pathogen; abiotic disorder.
Pathogen is a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
Abiotic disorder is disease caused by factors other than a pathogen; physiological disorder.

11. Individual research on the diseases

12. Where do we begin ?
In groups of three or four choose two disorders listed on page 190,
Research your two chosen disorders in group and identify 3 key things which you want to share,
Prepare a short presentation in a format of your choice which you will give in the next lesson,

13. Just a Minute