Module 5 Lesson 5. Difficulty sleeping Difficulty falling asleep Rosie is an older woman with dementia. She lives with her family. She sleeps near her granddaughter, Grace. Usually, the family has dinner around 6pm. The family is used to doing some activities together afterwards. Rosie does not always like these activities so the family often wants her to go to bed as early as 8pm. Granddaughter Grace notices that Rosie has trouble falling asleep. Rosie continues to open and shut her dresser drawers noisily during the evening. When Grace goes to bed, the noise Rosie is making keeps Grace awake. 1. Check your understandingUnderstanding sleeping difficulties. Can you break down the cycle of behaviour change in this example into its three parts? What comes before the behaviour? What is the stressful behaviour? What is Neil’s response? Check What comes before the behaviour? Rosie is sent to bed as early as 20:00, so that the family can do activities together that Rosie does not like. What is the stressful behaviour? Rosie has trouble falling asleep and continues to open and shut her dresser drawers noisily during the evening. What does this mean for Grace? This keeps Grace awake. 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.