Try: Try to give cr time to locate the word he she is looking for if cr still cannot locate the word after some time try to guess at what he she might mean or ask him her to write it down try to be patient it can be very frustrating for cr when he she knows what he she wants to say but cannot locate the right word or phrase try to encourage cr to use another word that is close in meaning try suggesting that cr use many words or a description instead of using a single word

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Categories: Sage, Topic, Cognitive Intellectual, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

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References: traumatic brain injury a guide for caregivers of service members and veterans – module 2 by the office of the u s surgeon general no date available at www traumaticbraininjuryatoz org

Keywords: Speaking communicating memory loss forgets words

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