Friday, January 9, 2009

The process of acceptance of the disease

Each member of the family residence of a patient suffering from Alzheimer's is found to develop the various stages of pain by relying on their ability to adapt to the situation and the personal ability to accept the separation and the grief that this disease causes.

The path to accept the psychological disorder is similar to that of those who live a state of mourning: the reactions that characterize the development of a bereavement is a painful path characterized by some specific behaviors:

The Negation.
Family members refuse to believe that it is true what is happening to the sick and thus to them. The thought that accompanies them is: "you will be missed doctors, perhaps it is a passing thing."
This attitude drives the family to seek a new diagnosis, to develop innovative medicines, to develop appropriate rehabilitation services, or what is worse, to ask your beloved to return as it was before.
These feelings can last for varying periods depending on the resources of the family and the support that is offered.

The hyperactivity.
After passing the time of unbelief, the family tends to substitute for the sick and its difficulties: it is strong in him the anxiety of the future allaying the need to do to not think.
By acting in this way avoids the family to show himself and the other deficits of the patient by transpire that the situation is under control this behavior in addition to tire the family brings the patient to lose even before the capacity to isolate and from the reports social.

The anger.
The frustration that comes from the constant investment of energy that do not go out is often bitter disappointment, which in turn produces irritation, nervousness and anger.
The anger is often not given guidelines on who can not void or it is not the direct cause: to the sick, for example, which combines all the colors, do so without a post but only because of his illness, to those who assists in the care that can be more peaceful, because it is less time with the patient and has more energy available.

The sense of guilt.
The anger that sometimes arises from a sense of frustration can cause feelings of guilt for what he has said or done, because basically you love your dear or because it was grateful to those who are helping us.
The more numerous occasions that fuel irritation so the more the feelings of guilt and thus the psychological suffering of the family.

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