Helping People With Dementia: Eliminating the Stigma of the Disease

Abstract

My project involved observing the differences between, and analyzing psychological effects on people with dementia at facilities (Mary Chester Center and Rowethorpe Retirement Village) where the environment is positive towards personal care and the person-centered approach is administered more profoundly. The second part of my project is composed of forming a theory on possible psychological causes of dementia development by comparing life histories and lifestyles between people with dementia and people without who took part of my survey.