Around the world, every day millions of individuals are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is an illness that progressively gets worse, affecting memory, behaviour, and personality. Those affected by the disease is not only the Alzheimer’s sufferer, but the immediate family members witnessing the chronic illness take over. While family members of people living with Alzheimer's can find the disease even more challenging than the patients, if they gain knowledge, be resilient, and remember that behaviour has a purpose, the situation can be much easier to tolerate. Fortunately, gaining experience is an important aspect of sharpening emotions, giving a sense of reassurance, and creating bonds. There are many ways of learning
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Behaviours and other psychological expressions regarding dementia seen in all patients, and can vary in degrees of severity, resulting in caregiver stress, increase in health costs, and the possibility of placing the person with Alzheimer’s in a nursing home (Wang et al. 769). Aggressive behaviour, delusion, anxiety and hallucinations are only a handful of symptoms associated with AD. Otherwise, some common, but manageable behavioural characteristics that some people with the disease show are memory loss, hoarding, and suspiciousness (Markut and Crane 4). The mix of language and cognitive behaviour among the Alzheimer’s patient develops disruptive behaviour and can be the most challenging aspects of loved ones to react to (Wang et al. 770). A person with Alzheimer's disease does not intend to hurt or be disruptive in any way, but this is their only way of communicating and being noticed. In light of the new personality traits and behaviours that a person with Alzheimer’s may get, the loved one can become shocked and overwhelmed, causing different types of emotions to arise. Often putting yourself first is not an act of selfishness, it cultivates better care for the loved one with Alzheimer’s. Specifically, Alzheimer’s disease comes in different stages. There are three stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the early-stage, middle-stage, and late-stage. Each stage worsens over time, and the rate …show more content…
Alzheimer’s disease is a painful condition to maintain for loved ones, but there are ways of coping and making life easier. Start by learning about the disease. It provides reassurance, improves the heart-wrenching emotions that arise as the disease progressively worsens, and can help in the long run. Resilience does matter, it helps cope with stress, activates positive thinking which leads to a positive life, and inflicts the importance of strength. Lastly, behaviour has a purpose. As this is a difficult thing for loved ones to remember, loved ones need to learn not to take behaviour to heart, and to learn to cope. Completing and achieving in all of these aspects will become much easier and more tolerable for loved ones. Often, putting yourself first is not an act of selfishness, it cultivates better care for the loved one with Alzheimer’s as their lives are slowly declining, it is important for them to feel safe and
Behaviours and other psychological expressions regarding dementia seen in all patients, and can vary in degrees of severity, resulting in caregiver stress, increase in health costs, and the possibility of placing the person with Alzheimer’s in a nursing home (Wang et al. 769). Aggressive behaviour, delusion, anxiety and hallucinations are only a handful of symptoms associated with AD. Otherwise, some common, but manageable behavioural characteristics that some people with the disease show are memory loss, hoarding, and suspiciousness (Markut and Crane 4). The mix of language and cognitive behaviour among the Alzheimer’s patient develops disruptive behaviour and can be the most challenging aspects of loved ones to react to (Wang et al. 770). A person with Alzheimer's disease does not intend to hurt or be disruptive in any way, but this is their only way of communicating and being noticed. In light of the new personality traits and behaviours that a person with Alzheimer’s may get, the loved one can become shocked and overwhelmed, causing different types of emotions to arise. Often putting yourself first is not an act of selfishness, it cultivates better care for the loved one with Alzheimer’s. Specifically, Alzheimer’s disease comes in different stages. There are three stages of Alzheimer’s disease, the early-stage, middle-stage, and late-stage. Each stage worsens over time, and the rate …show more content…
Alzheimer’s disease is a painful condition to maintain for loved ones, but there are ways of coping and making life easier. Start by learning about the disease. It provides reassurance, improves the heart-wrenching emotions that arise as the disease progressively worsens, and can help in the long run. Resilience does matter, it helps cope with stress, activates positive thinking which leads to a positive life, and inflicts the importance of strength. Lastly, behaviour has a purpose. As this is a difficult thing for loved ones to remember, loved ones need to learn not to take behaviour to heart, and to learn to cope. Completing and achieving in all of these aspects will become much easier and more tolerable for loved ones. Often, putting yourself first is not an act of selfishness, it cultivates better care for the loved one with Alzheimer’s as their lives are slowly declining, it is important for them to feel safe and