How to deal with ongoing aggression?

Sometimes your first approach may not work. Don't get
discouraged, different responses may work at different times
3. Check your understanding
Ongoing aggressive behaviour.

What could Rashid do if his approach does not work the first time?
Check all that apply.

  1. There may be other approaches that you could try. This can be information from people that you know or that is available on the Internet. See for example:http://www.alz.co.uk/

Reminder

  • Take a deep breath and think about the most positive ways to respond that will be the least distressing to you and the person you care for.
  • Remind yourself that aggression can be a part of the dementia, or a reaction to the disease.


2.Activity
Let’s look at your own situation
It is important to apply what you have just learned to your own situation. Has the person that you care for ever been aggressive towards you?
If so, describe the last time that this happened in the spaces below.
What happened before the person you care for became aggressive?




What could you do to change your response to this behaviour?




What could change in the environment to make it more calming?