When someone has dementia or has had a stroke or traumatic brain injury, that day can arrive sooner than cognitive impairment can process the change or how much danger they can be to themselves and others. This often leads to denial, anger, and a lot of lashing out at the person standing...
Some couples explained that mutual avoidance led to an accumulation of frustration, which culminated in negative communication (eg, partners lashing out at each other). During the joint interviews, many couples had difficulty providing examples of these negative coping behaviors, which some couples ...
“They couldn’t get Paul off the stage when he called a man in the audience the N-word. Arsenio came on the stage to escort Paul off the stage. He walked away from Arsenio and sat on the stage for 30 minutes.”