Module

Module 5

5.0 Aims

5.1 Behaviour
      Changes

5.2 Strategies

5.3 Analysing
     behaviour

5.4 Behaviour
     management
     Case study A
     Case study B

5.5 Understanding
      anger

5.6 Managing
     escalating
     situations

5.7 Take home
      messages

5.8 Resources

5.9 Take the      Test

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• Specific changes following TBI include changes in the areas of information processing, memory, cognition/thinking, personality/behaviour, and level of activity.

• There are specific strategies that can be employed to deal with these changes.

• It is important to be able to identify potential triggers of anger, as well as when a person is demonstrating ‘early warning signals’ that they are becoming angry.

• Management strategies start with analysing the problem behaviour, using the checklist

• There are behaviour management techniques and concepts that can be useful in managing behaviour changes following a TBI.

• To better understand how to manage anger is is useful to understand the principles of anger that include:

- a scale of anger - for example calm (no anger) to aggressive.
- a model of anger showing triggers and responses
- recognition that anger can be a secondary feeling

• Managing an escalating situation involves maintaining self control, a safe distance, and a non-confrontational body stance, analysing the situation, deciding on an intervention, and reviewing the intervention.