Try: Try to anticipate the cr’s needs before the he or she acts out this may prevent the cr from becoming mad or frustrated try to determine what may be causing the cr to be mad and frustrated and then try to come up with an intervention to deal with it for example the cr may be frustrated because you locked the door so that he or she couldn’t wander off try to go for a walk outside of the house or in the yard to calm the cr down

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Categories: Behavior Challenging, Cognitive Intellectual, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Maintenance, Medical Physical

Information: n/a

References: Adapted from the alzhe imer scotland – action on dementia national office 1991 understanding and dealing with challenging behaviour available at

Keywords: Aggressive aggressive behavior challenging behavior mad angry upset frustrated

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed