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| The construction of challenging behaviour | | Author(s) | Anthea Innes, Ian Jacques |
| Journal title | Elderly Care, vol 10, no 5, October/November 1998 |
| Pages | pp 17-19 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Family care. |
| Annotation | The somewhat pejorative term `challenging behaviour' has been used as a form of shorthand to categorise those staff/resident interactions that carers find difficult. It is a phrase at the forefront of the debate on nursing and older people, but has particular significance for people with dementia. Research has considered reasons why recipients of care may engage in challenging behaviour; yet little has been done to explore why care staff find certain behaviours difficult. This article suggests a typological approach, which examines specific problems such as wandering, incontinence, risk of falling, and disruption to the carer's social life. Labelling theory offers useful insights into how care staff construct the notion of challenging behaviour. According to labelling theory, those who deviate from the expectations of society or those of carers, may be labelled, which then structures the way in which that person is perceived, treated and cared for by others. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990210002 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: P6:SJ |
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