Person-Centered Dementia Care Models Flashcards
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The 'Best Friends' approach to dementia care developed by Virginia Bell and David Troxel is grounded in:
Answer: The qualities of true friendship, including respect, empathy, and knowing the person's life story
The Best Friends approach emphasizes building genuine friendship-based relationships by honoring the person's history, personality, and remaining abilities as a foundation for quality care.
Tom Kitwood's concept of 'malignant social psychology' in dementia care refers to:
Answer: Interactions and care practices that undermine the personhood and well-being of people with dementia
Kitwood identified malignant social psychology as depersonalizing care practices—such as infantilizing, ignoring, or deceiving—that erode the personhood and dignity of individuals with dementia.
Which theorist is most closely associated with developing the concept of 'personhood' as central to dementia care?
Answer: Tom Kitwood
Tom Kitwood championed the concept of personhood in dementia care, arguing in 'Dementia Reconsidered' (1997) that maintaining a person's sense of self is the foundation of quality care.
In person-centered dementia care, 'life story work' primarily serves to:
Answer: Help caregivers understand individual preferences, values, and history to personalize care
Life story work gathers information about a person's past to enable caregivers to deliver individualized, meaningful care that honors who the person truly is beyond their diagnosis.
The concept of 'excess disability' in dementia care refers to:
Answer: Functional limitations beyond what the disease itself would cause, due to environmental or interpersonal factors
Excess disability occurs when a person functions below their actual capacity due to inadequate support, poor environment, or unhelpful interactions—beyond what the dementia alone would cause.
In a strengths-based approach to dementia care, practitioners primarily focus on:
Answer: What the person can still do and building on retained abilities
Strength-based approaches identify and leverage retained abilities to promote independence, dignity, and engagement rather than centering care on deficits and losses.
The 'PIECES' framework used in dementia care assessment stands for:
Answer: Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Capabilities, Environment, Social
The PIECES framework addresses Physical, Intellectual (cognitive), Emotional, Capabilities (functional), Environment, and Social factors influencing a person's dementia experience and behavior.