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Travelers to unimaginable lands : stories of dementia, the caregiver, and the human brain / Dasha Kiper.
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- ISBN: 9780399590535 :
- ISBN: 0399590536 :
- Physical Description: xxxii, 233 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2023]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-222) and index. |
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| Subject: | Dementia > Case studies. Caregivers. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Town of Plymouth.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pease Public Library | 616.831 KIPER
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Travelers to Unimaginable Lands : Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
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Table of Contents
Travelers to Unimaginable Lands : Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword | vii | |
| Preface | xix | |
| 1 | Borges in the Bronx Why We Can't Remember That Alzheimer's Patients Forget | 3 |
| 2 | "The Weak Child" Why It's So Hard to Change Our Responses | 22 |
| 3 | Dementia Blindness Why It Takes So Long to See the Disease | 40 |
| 4 | Chekhov and the Left-Brain Interpreter Why We Believe That the Person We Used to Know Is Still There | 56 |
| 5 | The Insistent, Persistent CEO Why We Fee! Patients Are Still Capable of Self-Awareness | 73 |
| 6 | When Every Day Is Sunday WHY We Dispute a Patient's Reality | 89 |
| 7 | My Dinner with Stefan Zweig Why We Take Patients' Words and Actions Personally | 101 |
| 8 | The Mastermind Why We Continue to Rely on Reason | 113 |
| 9 | Ah Humanity Why We Attribute Intention to Patients' Behaviors | 132 |
| 10 | When the Right Thing Is the Wrong Thing Why It's So Hard to Let Co of Blame | 143 |
| 11 | Word Girl Why We Persist | 159 |
| Epilogue | 181 | |
| Acknowledgments | 187 | |
| Notes | 191 | |
| Index | 223 |
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