Communicating with Clarity and Respect
{"Image DocumentName": "Communicating with Clarity and Respect", "Image ImageDescription": "When speaking to older people be certain that side noises (e.g., TV, radio, traffic noise, other people speaking at the same time) do not interfere with the person\u2019s hearing. Sometimes with older people their ears will hear background noise just as loudly as they hear the person sitting right in front of them. Remind participants about PLST\u2014Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold. This theory proposes that disruptive behavior is the result of decreased tolerance for multiple stimuli. Individuals without cognitive impairments can process multiple inputs (people speaking in background, music, the sound of traffic) and assign importance to specific inputs while ignoring others. Persons with cognitive impairment may lack the ability to assign importance to stimuli while simultaneously losing the ability to process multiple sources of stimuli. The ability to multitask declines with cognitive impairment.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}