Module 3 Lesson 3. Thinking differently Lost keys Nazma is married to Abbas who is living with dementia. She is about to leave the house to visit a friend. Abbas says, “I can’t find my keys! You cannot leave me without keys!” Nazma thinks to herself: “I cannot leave him alone anymore.” She starts to feel miserable. Check your understandingImagine that you are living with dementia. What do you think Nazma should do? Please check all the responses that you feel are appropriate. Think to herself, “Abbas has dementia and is sometimes worried when he loses things. I can take some time to help and then go.” Then call her friend and explain that she will come later.Tell Abbas that he should be more careful not to lose his keys in the future.Search for the keys until she finds them.Tell Abbas that she cannot help him search now and leave.Check Think to herself, “Abbas has dementia and is sometimes worried when he loses things. I can take some time to help and then go.” Then call her friend and explain that she will come later. This is good advice. It is not the fact that Abbas has lost the keys that is making Nazma miserable, but her concern that she always needs to help Abbas and cannot leave him alone anymore. After Nazma has called her friend, she can help Abbas search for the keys, which will make him feel safer. Then she can go to see her friend. Tell Abbas that he should be more careful not to lose his keys in the future. This is not such good advice. Abbas has dementia, he cannot help misplacing things. Search for the keys until she finds them. This could be helpful. Abbas might feel safer if he has the keys. However, this may mean Nazma misses meeting her friend and is left feeling miserable. Tell Abbas she cannot help him search now and leave. This is bad advice. Abbas has dementia and is feeling worried. He could be very upset if Nazma leaves the house right now. 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.