Glossary
an alphabetical list of terms or words found in or relating to a specific subject, text, of
dialect, with explanations; a brief dictionary.
A
Actions and Reactions
This is how I refer to Behaviors. When you think about the word behavior in relation to dementia - we think of words like aggressive, needs to be managed, inappropriate, hitting, wandering - we think of only negative terms - nothing positive and it makes the word behavior negative. So now I use Actions and Reactions. It's okay if you say behaviors. You won't get in trouble or anything.
Adult Day Services
Advocate
Aggression
Alzheimer's disease
Assisted Living
Autonomy
B
Behaviors
Burnout
C
Caregiver
Care Partner
Concentration
Continuum of Care
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Cues
D
Dementia
E
Early onset
F
Frustration
G
Go with the Flow
Guardianship
H
Hallucinations
Hippocampus
Hoarding
Home Health Services
Hospice
I
Improvisation
J
K
Kubler-Ross
L
Laugh
Lewy body dementia
Long-term memory
M
Memory
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
N
O
P
Paranoia
Parkinson's disease
Pick's disease
Power of Attorney (POA)
Q
Quiet
What we all want once in a while.
R
Repetition
Respite Care
Risk
S
Sequencing
The normal order in which things need to occur. This is a symptom of dementia. Think about how you make a sandwich:
1. Get 2 pieces of bread
2. Put on a condiment on one piece of bread
3. Some ham and cheese on top of the bread
4. Tomato and lettuce
5. and maybe some pickles.
6. And then out the 2nd piece of bread on top.
Someone with sequencing challenges may
Short-term memory
Sundowning
Support Group
T
U
V
W
Wandering
A label that has been place on people who like to walk or want to go home to a place where they lived in their memory. We need to challenge ourselves and see if we can discover why the person may be doing it.
Well-being
Y
Yes and...
Actions and Reactions
This is how I refer to Behaviors. When you think about the word behavior in relation to dementia - we think of words like aggressive, needs to be managed, inappropriate, hitting, wandering - we think of only negative terms - nothing positive and it makes the word behavior negative. So now I use Actions and Reactions. It's okay if you say behaviors. You won't get in trouble or anything.
Adult Day Services
Advocate
Aggression
Alzheimer's disease
Assisted Living
Autonomy
B
Behaviors
Burnout
C
Caregiver
Care Partner
Concentration
Continuum of Care
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Cues
D
Dementia
E
Early onset
F
Frustration
G
Go with the Flow
Guardianship
H
Hallucinations
Hippocampus
Hoarding
Home Health Services
Hospice
I
Improvisation
J
K
Kubler-Ross
L
Laugh
Lewy body dementia
Long-term memory
M
Memory
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
N
O
P
Paranoia
Parkinson's disease
Pick's disease
Power of Attorney (POA)
Q
Quiet
What we all want once in a while.
R
Repetition
Respite Care
Risk
S
Sequencing
The normal order in which things need to occur. This is a symptom of dementia. Think about how you make a sandwich:
1. Get 2 pieces of bread
2. Put on a condiment on one piece of bread
3. Some ham and cheese on top of the bread
4. Tomato and lettuce
5. and maybe some pickles.
6. And then out the 2nd piece of bread on top.
Someone with sequencing challenges may
Short-term memory
Sundowning
Support Group
T
U
V
W
Wandering
A label that has been place on people who like to walk or want to go home to a place where they lived in their memory. We need to challenge ourselves and see if we can discover why the person may be doing it.
- Are they looking for something tangible? A pet, purse, coat, something to eat…
- Are they looking for something intangible? To feel safe? They need comfort?
- Had the person always enjoyed walking? Walked for exercise?
- Maybe they were on their feet for their job? Nurse? Mailperson? Teacher?
Well-being
Y
Yes and...