- Persons with AD retain their desire to control their
environment and their lives.
- Memory loss creates fear and uncertainty; these
feelings may trigger challenging behaviors
- Persons with dementia have lower stress (frustration)
level than normal
- Behavior is a form of communication
- All behavior has meaning. It may not make sense
to the caregiver, but it has a purpose for the person with AD
- Often, both caregiver and patient are caught in a
cycle of fatigue, which magnifies challenging behaviors
- Try to interpret behavior as you would a "foreign
language"
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