Fatigue has a few definitions. It is the awareness of reduced capacity to do a physical or mental activity OR the subjective sense of reduced or lack of energy (i.e. lassitude). Either way, fatigue is considered a subjective experience. As…
Fatigue has a few definitions. It is the awareness of reduced capacity to do a physical or mental activity OR the subjective sense of reduced or lack of energy (i.e. lassitude). Either way, fatigue is considered a subjective experience. As…
“Pathological” refers to a disease process. Pathological aging is thus not inevitable. But how do we actually contrast healthy versus pathological aging? You can learn about the differences including different types of dementias in an overview provided here.
Emotions are a barometer of how people feel and function while everything is in nice balance. But stressful situations can tip this balance. What is experienced as a stressful situation depends on a person and the situation. But understanding what…
What is this blog about? Our emotional well-being and quality of life depends on how well we can function in our world. When our daily life is disrupted by a major injury like a brain injury, or disease, recovery can…
Dementia a summary term for disease related processes that interfere with normal brain functioning. Dementia is a progressive disease that causes irreversible damage to brain cells and function- it presently is incurable. Notwithstanding, treatment is available, and therefore it is…
Given the fact that our aging population increases as we speak, the concept of successful aging has been a topic of interest not only to researchers but also to society at large. According to the World Health Organization (2012), the…
There are many different types of brain injury. They include for example concussions, stroke, brain infections, and chemo-brain. Whichever way a brain injury is sustained, it is a painful experience – not only for the injured person but also for…
There is in the meantime plenty of research evidence showing the benefits of physical exercise and activity. In fact, the latter probably is stating the obvious given how mainstream and socially acceptable physical exercise has become in society. The benefits…
Explaining “concussion” Concussion is a type of acquired brain injury. An acquired brain injury is any injury to the brain that occurs after birth, and causes can be traumatic (brain injury due to external trauma: hit to the head) or…
What is ageism and why is it a problem? Ageism is a form of stigmatization. It is a prejudice related to age due to bias of overestimating negative age-related changes. In short, we think more about the negative changes that…