Explorations in dementia : theoretical and research studies into the experience of remediable and enduring cognitive losses / Michael Bender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bender, Mike, 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia--Research.

Dementia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (443 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on contemporary theoretical concepts including multiple selves, personal construct theory, intrapsychic survival and the effect of historical and political factors on older people's well being, the author calls for a more positive and constructive approach to improving the lives of people with dementia.

Contents:

Intro

Explorations in Dementia: Theoretical and Research Studies into the Experience of Remediable and Enduring Cognitive Losses

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

Dedication

Introduction

Part One: The Scientific Status of the Standard Paradigm and its Implications

Chapter 1 The Scientific Status of the Standard Paradigm

Chapter 2 How is the Standard Paradigm Maintained?

Chapter 3 The Effects of the Paradigm

Part Two: A Framework for Understanding the Individual

Chapter 4 How can we Understand the Person who is Experiencing Cognitive Loss(es)?

Part Three: Perspectives of Understanding

Chapter 5 Old in Britain Today

Chapter 6 Psychosocial Explanations of Disorientation

Chapter 7 Difficulties and Problems

Chapter 8 Cycles of Negotiation

Chapter 9 The Context of Assessment: Before the Professionals

Chapter 10 The Client's Position

Chapter 11 Insight, 'Inconsistency' and Selves

Chapter 12 Interpersonal and Intrapsychic Survival

Part Four: Futures

Chapter 13 In Practice

Chapter 14 Ways Forward

Chapter 15 Entrances and Exits

Appendices

Appendix 1 Manual of the Four Person Description Technique

Appendix 2 The Lannacombe Enquiry

Appendix 3 The Rame Questionnaire

Appendix 4 Semi-structured Interview Concerning Psychogenic Factors

Appendix 5 Post-assessment Feeback from the Client and a Relative Semi-structured Interview Protocols

Appendix 6 Full Text of All Mentions of Cognitive Difficulties in Four Person Description Technique Protocols (Chapter 10)

Appendix 7 The Client Perception Pro-forma

Appendix 8 Clients' Replies to 'What Difficulties, if Any, Do You Feel You're Having?' (Chapter 10)

Appendix 9 The Clients' Major Difficulties

Appendix 10 The Relative's Perception Interview

References

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781283904070

1283904071

9781846423611

1846423619

OCLC:

567980216