Changes in Personality & Behavior

Among other outcomes of progressing dementia, changes in personality and behavior are common. The Memory and Aging Center at the University of California San Francisco explains why this happens – depending on the type of dementia, certain lobes of the brain are impacted by neurons dying, which disrupts the functioning of those areas and therein changes the person’s expressed behaviors and personality. Thankfully, there are proactive ways to respond to and work with these difficult outcomes. A list of helpful responses before, during, and after challenging behaviors arise is provided in this page, as well as tools and tips for specific behaviors, like aggression, wandering, and anxiety.

Take a look at this page, Behavior & Personality Changes.