What Have You Learned in This Chapter About the Ways

question 69

Essay

What have you learned in this chapter about the ways in which brain deterioration can be slowed or even reversed?

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Definitions:

Environmental Factors

External elements including social, physical, and biological aspects, that can influence an individual's health and behavior.

Psychosocial Functioning

An individual's ability to perform social roles in both interpersonal and societal settings, including emotional, social, and psychological capabilities.

Normalization Principle

The concept that individuals with disabilities or mental health issues should be entitled to live a life as close as possible to the norms and values of society.

Deinstitutionalization

refers to the policy of moving mentally ill patients out of state-run institutions and closing those institutions in favor of community-based treatment.