Strategies for Managing a Team Member With PTSD

Here are just a few ways to help someone with PTSD from war.

1. Listen. If your loved one is a veteran with PTSD who wants to talk about what they saw or experienced, encourage them to do so.
2. Help build social support.
3. Create a sense of safety.

Helping someone with PTSD tip 1: Provide social support

1. Don’t pressure your loved one into talking.
2. Do “normal” things with your loved one, things that have nothing to do with PTSD or the traumatic experience.
3. Let your loved one take the lead, rather than telling them what to do.
4. Manage your own stress.
5. Be patient.

1. Maintain a Dialogue. It’s important to keep lines of communication open.
2. Meet Their Needs. Start by simply asking what changes you could make that would improve their work environment.
3. Deal With Problems Promptly.
4. Provide Training for the Team.

How to help a partner with PTSD

1. Avoid blaming them for their symptoms, minimizing the severity of their trauma, and telling them to “snap out of it.”
2. Encourage them to seek treatment and offer to help them do so.
3. If the partner has thoughts of suicide, work with a therapist to develop a suicide prevention plan.

The Seven Stages of Dementia

1. Stage 1: No impairment.
2. Stage 2: Very mild cognitive decline.
3. Stage 3: Mild cognitive decline.
4. Stage 4: Moderate cognitive decline.
5. Stage 5: Moderately severe cognitive decline.

Aggressive Behavior by Stage of Dementia The middle stages of dementia are when anger and aggression are most likely to start occurring as symptoms, along with other worrying habits like wandering, hoarding, and compulsive behaviors that may seem unusual.

The person may become angry from over-stimulation or boredom. Feelings of being overwhelmed, lonely, or bored can all trigger anger or aggression. Confusion is one of the leading causes of anger and aggression in Alzheimer’s and dementia sufferers.

Sometimes called “late stage dementia,” end-stage dementia is the stage in which dementia symptoms become severe to the point where a patient requires help with everyday activities. The person may also have symptoms that indicate that they are near the end of life.

Continue reading to find out some suggestions of activities to do with you loved ones living with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

1. Exercise and physical activity.
2. Reminisce about their life.
3. Engage them in their favourite activities.
4. Cooking and baking.
5. Animal therapy.
6. Go out and about.
7. Explore nature.
8. Read their favourite book.

The main cause of behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s and other progressive dementias is the deterioration of brain cells which causes a decline in the individual’s ability to make sense of the world. In the case of repetition, the person may not remember that she or he has just asked a question or completed a task.