یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references and index
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
News of Alzheimer's disease is constantly in the headlines. Every day we hear heart-wrenching stories of people caring for a loved one who has become a shell of their former self, of projections about rising incidence rates, and of cures that are just around the corner. However, we don't see or hear from the people who actually have the disease. In Living with Alzheimer's, Renée L. Beard argues that the exclusively negative portrayals of Alzheimer's are grossly inaccurate. To understand what life with memory loss is really like, Beard draws on intensive observations of nearly 100 seniors undergoing cognitive evaluation, as well as post-diagnosis interviews with individuals experiencing late-in-life forgetfulness. Since we all forget sometimes, seniors with an Alzheimer's diagnosis ultimately need to be socialized into medicalized interpretations of their forgetfulness. In daily life, people with the disease are forced to manage stigma and the presumption of incompetence on top of the actual symptoms of their ailment. The well-meaning public, and not their dementia, becomes the major barrier to a happy life for those affected. Beard also examines how these perceptions affect treatment for Alzheimer's. Interviews with clinicians and staff from the Alzheimer's Association reveal that despite the best of intentions, pejorative framings of life with dementia fuel both clinical practice and advocacy efforts. These professionals perpetuate narratives about "self-loss," "impending cures," and the economic and emotional "burden" to families and society even if they do not personally believe them. Yet, Beard also concludes that in spite of these trends, most of the diagnosed individuals in her study achieve a graceful balance between accepting the medical label and resisting the social stigma that accompanies it. In stark contrast to the messages we receive, this book provides an unprecedented view into the ways that people with early Alzheimer's actively and deliberately navigate their lives
یادداشتهای مربوط به سفارشات
منبع سفارش / آدرس اشتراک
JSTOR
شماره انبار
22573/ctt180n0sq
ویراست دیگر از اثر در قالب دیگر رسانه
عنوان
Living with Alzheimer's.
شماره استاندارد بين المللي کتاب و موسيقي
9781479800117
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Alzheimer's disease-- Patients-- Care.
موضوع مستند نشده
Alzheimer's disease.
موضوع مستند نشده
Alzheimer Disease.
مقوله موضوعی
موضوع مستند نشده
HEA-- 039000
موضوع مستند نشده
MED-- 014000
موضوع مستند نشده
MED-- 022000
موضوع مستند نشده
MED-- 045000
موضوع مستند نشده
MED-- 112000
رده بندی ديویی
شماره
616
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8/31
ويراست
23
رده بندی کنگره
شماره رده
RC523
نشانه اثر
.
B396
2016eb
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