Module 5 Lesson 4. Depression, anxiety and apathy Here is another example Emma has dementia and lives with her family. Benjamin is her grandson. Because Benjamin’s parents work and he is in school, he is the main carer in the afternoons. Benjamin is watching a TV show while his grandmother is sewing. The TV show has loud music and vulgar language. Suddenly, his grandmother jumps up and paces up and down the room, wringing her hands. She is muttering to herself “I need to go home”, “I need to go home”. 2. Check your understandingResponding to a person with dementia who is feeling anxious. How do you think that Benjamin should respond to this situation? Below are some things that Benjamin may do or say. Please select all the correct responses. Ask his grandmother to help him with something.Look for his headphones and encourage his grandmother to go back to her sewing so that she is busy.Turn up the volume to drown out the muttering and turn away from her.Give his grandmother a smile and reassure her that she is safe.Say “Grandmother! Sit down, you’re making it impossible for me to watch my show.”Think “Grandmother cannot help the way that she behaves.”Turn up the volume to drown out the muttering and turn away from her. Check Ask his grandmother to help him with something. This might help because it might distract Emma and change her reaction. Look for his headphones and encourage his grandmother to go back to her sewing so that she is busy. This is a good response. Benjamin can still watch TV with headphones so it is not too loud for Emma, and Emma might be able to engage in her sewing again. Think “Grandmother cannot help the way that she behaves.” This is a good response because it recognizes that Emma’s reaction might be due to changes in her brain. Give his grandmother a smile and reassure her that she is safe. This is a good response because people who are feeling anxious need extra love and support. Say “Grandmother! Sit down, you’re making it impossible for me to watch my show.” This response is not good because a direct order like this may make Emma feel even more anxious. Turn up the volume to drown out the muttering and turn away from her. This is not a good response. It will only increase his grandmother’s anxiety. Error: Please select at least one option.Please click ‘check’ to view the answers before continuing.Error: Please type your answers in the text box.