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BEHAVIOURAL EXPRESSION [1 record]

Record 1 2024-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System
CONT

Responsive behaviours and reactive behaviours are terms commonly used to refer to actions, words or gestures presented by a person with dementia as a way of responding to something negative, frustrating or confusing in their social and physical environment. Some common examples of responsive behaviour include: aggression; agitation; wandering; restlessness; hallucinations; paranoia; making unexpected noises; becoming more withdrawn.

OBS

behavioural symptom; behavioral symptom: These designations are sometimes considered pejorative.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Un comportement réactif réfère à une réponse en geste, en actions ou en mots (ex. : errance, agitation, apathie) d'une personne qui a des atteintes cognitives face à son environnement social, personnel ou physique pour communiquer un besoin ou un sentiment d'inquiétude [...]

OBS

symptôme comportemental : Cette désignation est parfois considérée comme péjorative.

Spanish

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