Language, Interaction and Frontotemporal Dementia - Reverse Engineering the Social Mind - Andrea W. Mates
Examining Perseverative Behaviors of a Frontotemporal Dementia Patient and Caregiver Responses: The Benefits of Observing Ordinary Interactions and Reflections on Caregiver Stress
Language, Interaction and Frontotemporal Dementia - Reverse Engineering the Social Mind - Andrea W. Mates
Lisa Mikesell [+]
Rutgers University
Lisa Mikesell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Rutgers University.
Description
This chapter aims to explore the nature of a patient’s inappropriate behaviors in interaction, focusing on perseverative behaviors; to document how caregivers attempt to manage inappropriate behaviors and how such attempts influence the interaction and to consider the nature and extent of the responsibilities taken on by caregivers and other interlocutors when FTD patients do not adhere to social expectations, and how these responsibilities may contribute to the stress of being an FTD caregiver.