Chapter 5. Older People with Cognitive Disabilities
Published Online: 29 JUN 2010
DOI: 10.1002/9780470660089.ch5
Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Valuing Older People: Positive Psychological Practice
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How to Cite
Stirling, E. (2010) Older People with Cognitive Disabilities, in Valuing Older People: Positive Psychological Practice, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470660089.ch5
Publication History
- Published Online: 29 JUN 2010
- Published Print: 16 APR 2010
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470683354
Online ISBN: 9780470660089
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- older people with cognitive disabilities;
- standard paradigm and standard paradigm attraction;
- understanding more - than factual account of impairment to neurological processes;
- disease model lending itself to idea of dementia - predictable course and progressive stages;
- new paradigm and dementia - information processing disability;
- understanding memory in person-centred paradigm;
- behavioural assessment in new paradigm;
- new paradigm - dementia as information processing disability;
- adequacy of disease model - ‘explanation’ of dementia;
- person in terms of personal history, needs, strengths and goals - creating a positive image, sense of person as a unique individual
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
The Standard Paradigm
The New Paradigm– Dementia as an Information Processing Disability
The Meaning System and Safety System Model of Mind in Dementia
Understanding Memory in the Person-Centred Paradigm
The Place of Behavioural Assessment in the New Paradigm
How Society's Responses and Service Models are Influenced by Beliefs About the Nature of Dementia and Its Problems
The Three Levels of Disability
Beliefs About Dementia
Understanding the Person and Their Experience of Living with Dementia
How the Nature of Stroke and Its Problems Have Been Defined – The Shaping of Societal and Service Responses
Understanding the Person with Stroke and Their Behaviour – ‘Invisible’ Cognitive Disabilities
Definitions of Need in the ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Paradigms
The Seven Core Themes – Towards Attaining the Goals of Socially Valued Life Conditions and Socially Valued Roles for People at Risk of Being Devalued