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Cognitive Decline and the Changing Self in Relationship

Cognitive Decline and the Changing Self in Relationship
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Author(s): Darby Morhardt (Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, USA)and Marcia Spira (Loyola University Chicago, USA)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 15
Source title: Psychosocial Studies of the Individual's Changing Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Cordula Dick-Muehlke (University of California, Irvine, USA), Ruobing Li (University of California, Irvine, USA)and Myron Orleans (California State University, Fullerton, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8478-2.ch003

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Abstract

When a member of a family is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, the impact of the disease reverberates throughout the relationships within the family. This paper explores the challenges and strengths within one family as members manage and cope with Alzheimer's disease. The person with dementia and his family members are individually interviewed and each person explores the consequences of the disease on personal well-being as well as the relationships within the family. The family demonstrates how dementia in one family member demands flexibility in family roles as they navigate life through the challenges of living with dementia.

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