Dementia Catastrophic Reaction 2 Situation Home Care Path

A person with dementia can display a catastrophic reaction to a seemingly uneventful situation.  This has been explained as the individual's anxiety keeps creeping up but never comes all the way back down.  An individual with the symptoms of dementia will have a continuously higher level of anxiety than the normal population. 

Having a consistently elevated level of anxiety predisposes the individual to overly dramatic responses driven through instinct and emotion.  Caregivers have described this as ramping up and can usually be followed by an inappropriate behavioral release of this excess energy categorized as anxiety.

The catastrophic reactions have manifested with dementia at a frequency that has resulted in dementia trainers advising individuals providing care to expect them.  Pacing, hand wringing, can now be seen as behaviors that  help release some of the energy driving the anxious feelings.

From this insight we now understand :

- A catastrophic reaction to an uneventful situation is now a sign post

- This indicates the individuals level of anxiety has peaked beyond tolerance

- The caregiver expects a behavioral release of the excess energy

- Move the individual to a safe place to behaviorally express the excess energy

- Follow with a period of time in an environment with less stimulation

This practical approach will be utilized more often as there are limits to what medications can do. Home Care Path expects dementia support organizations to develop pragmatic activities that can be implemented for the purpose of lessening the excess energy in advance of a catastrophic reaction.


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