Emma Wolverson – författare

How can positive psychology approaches help us to understand the process of adjustment to, and living well with dementia?As accounts of positive experiences in dementia are increasingly emerging, this book reviews current evidence and explores how psychological constructs such as hope, humour, creativity, spirituality, wisdom, resilience and personal growth may be linked with wellbeing and quality of life in dementia. Expert contributors from a range of academic and clinical backgrounds examine the application of positive psychological concepts to dementia and dementia care practice. The lived experiences of people with dementia are central to the book, and their voices bring life to the ideas explored, highlighting how positive experiences in dementia and dementia care are possible.

How can positive psychology approaches help us to understand the process of adjustment to, and living well with dementia?As accounts of positive experiences in dementia are increasingly emerging, this book reviews current evidence and explores how psychological constructs such as hope, humour, creativity, spirituality, wisdom, resilience and personal growth may be linked with wellbeing and quality of life in dementia. Expert contributors from a range of academic and clinical backgrounds examine the application of positive psychological concepts to dementia and dementia care practice. The lived experiences of people with dementia are central to the book, and their voices bring life to the ideas explored, highlighting how positive experiences in dementia and dementia care are possible.

Dementia is an accessible introductory textbook that will help to improve the quality of care provided to people with dementia. It is aimed primarily at nursing, health and social care students who are seeking to understand dementia and to become rounded practitioners.Through clear explanations, examples, case studies and activities, the book will help you to support and care for people with dementia whenever you meet them in your practice. You will learn:What dementia is and how its various forms are diagnosed and treatedHow to provide person-centred care and how to support family carersHow to apply key principles in communicating with a person living with dementiaAbout key legal, ethical and safeguarding issues including capacity, decision-making and riskHow dementia and comorbid conditions interact and what challenges comorbid conditions present in the care of people with dementiaBest practice in end-of-life care and support for people with dementia and their familiesWritten by a team of highly experienced practitioners and researchers in dementia care, this book will help you to improve your understanding of dementia and to provide high-quality care and support to people with dementia and their families and carers.

Wenn Menschen an einer Demenz erkranken, wird dies gemeinhin als beängstigende, traumatisierende und stigmatisierende Erfahrung beschrieben. Diesen Annahmen stellen die Herausgeber Forschungsergebnisse und Fallstudien von demenzkranken Menschen entgegen. Sie zeigen, dass sich positive psychologische Konzepte, wie Hoffnung, Humor, Kreativität, Resilienz, Spiritualität, persönliches Wachstum und Weisheit mit Wohlbefinden und Lebensqualität verbinden lassen und sie für Betroffene genutzt werden können, um zu einem besseren Leben mit Demenz beizutragen. Die AutorInnen konnten in ihrer früheren systematischen Literaturanalyse "Living positively with dementia" belegen, dass - manche Menschen trotz einer Demenzerkrankung positiv leben - manche Menschen mit einer Demenz "kleine Geschenke" im Leben mit einer Demenz erfahren - die bisherige Forschung diesen positiven Aspekte vielfach übersehen hat - ein positives Leben mit einer Demenz gefördert durch Akzeptanz, Selbstbestimmung und in-Beziehung-sein (relatedness) sowie durch positive psychologische Konzepte, wie persönliche Stärken (Ressourcen), Hoffnung und Humor - eine persönliche Entwicklung und persönliches Wachstum trotz Demenz möglich sein kann. Das Fachbuch fasst somit erstmalig und fähigkeitenorientiert den Nutzen der Ansätze der positiver Psychologie für ein gutes Leben mit und trotz Demenz zusammen.