| Aggression |
Hostile action
directed at someone or something often in the form of a general physical
or vocal disruption. |
| Agitation |
Anxiety
accompanied by restlessness and resulting in increased psychomotor
activity with disruptive physical and/or vocal behavior. |
| Delusions |
False ideas,
sometimes originating in misinterpretation, but firmly believed and
strongly maintained in spite of obvious proof or evidence to the contrary.
Delusions may be suspicious in nature, for example, "Someone is
stealing my checks!" |
| Hallucinations |
A sensory
experience where a person sees, hears, or feels something or someone that
is not audible or visible to anyone else. |
| Interdisciplinary
care team |
A team comprised
of more than 2 professionals from different health care disciplines
dedicated to the ongoing and integrated care of one patient, set of
patients, or clinical condition. |
| Problematic
behaviors (syn: Disruptive behaviors) |
Problematic
behaviors are those that interfere with the patient's ability to function
or create harm or the potential for harm to the patient, caregivers
(family or facility staff), or others (e.g. family members or other
facility residents). |
