The following questions are related to ‘Dementia’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
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Q: I hope you can give me at least some degree of advice on a big problem. My dad is 80 years old, and my mother 76. My mom has Alzheimer’s Disease. Dad has always been a flirt, but in the past 6-12 months he has really gone out of control. He flirts with his [...]
Q: I’m a 14-year-old male and I’m really worried about my Nanna. She hasn’t been acting right for awhile. I wonder if she might have dementia. She’s 54, so I’m not sure if it’s even possible for her to have it at this age. Also, also is there a possibility that she is having some [...]
Q: My father is talking like he would never talk. He has been saying things he would never say. He told me about a dream he had of me (his daughter) and him participating in sexual acts with one another. He’s in his mid-60′s. Is this considered to be a beginning stage of Alzheimer’s? My [...]
Q: I start with this quote: “A [sibling] with a Personality Disorder may intimidate an elderly parent for money or manipulate a legal situation to eliminate siblings from an inheritance.” (From your article on personality disorders in relationships.) Question: We have exactly this situation; how do we cope? Throughout her married life, our sister flew [...]
Q: My 69-year-old dad is acting out more than usual, starting end of 2007. He was always our provider until health reasons forced him to slow down years ago. He has never found a hobby since business was his hobby. He’s been slowly exhibiting reckless and self destructive behavior. He’s been drinking, combining his medication [...]
Q: What do you call a person that is constantly thinking that you took something from them. Is it a disorder? A: There’s not a lot of information in your question. Took what — money, lawnmower, food, drugs, etc.? What age is the individual? What’s your relationship to them? Have you taken something from them [...]
Q: I would like some insight on a particular situation. My father, 83, has two neighbours, Bob and Sheila. Anne is in her 60s. All are non-smokers. My father often visits them for drinks and at Christmas and New Year meals. Sometimes Joyce, Sheila’s mother, joins these meals. Once or twice, Joyce has been known [...]
