Module 5 Lesson 5. Difficulty sleeping Difficulty falling asleep Ume Kulsoom is an older woman with dementia. She lives with her family. She sleeps near her granddaughter, Labiba. Usually, the family has dinner around 6pm. The family is used to doing some activities together afterwards. Ume Kulsoom does not always like these activities so the family often wants her to go to bed as early as 8pm. Granddaughter Labiba notices that Ume Kulsoom has trouble falling asleep. Ume Kulsoom continues to open and shut her dresser drawers noisily during the evening. When Labiba goes to bed, the noise Ume Kulsoom is making keeps Labiba awake. 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? Ume Kulsoom is sent to bed as early as 20:00, so that the family can do activities together that Ume Kulsoom does not like. What is the stressful behaviour? Ume Kulsoom has trouble falling asleep and continues to open and shut her dresser drawers noisily during the evening. What does this mean for Labiba? This keeps Labiba 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.