Biological and Organic Causes of Challenging Behavior
There is a lot of literature on the incidence of organic damage to the brain relating to challenging behavior. The problem is that you often cannot say, indeed should not assume, that violence or any challenging behavior is occuring because of damage in specific areas of the brain. We know that people who are affected by organic changes to the brain can behave differently to the way they did before. We also know that when violent, aggressive or challenging behaviour occurs in someone with Alzheimer’s, you must not discount all the other factors that can lead to that type of behavior such as frustration, emotional upset etc.
Related Articles
What is Challenging Behavior?
Organic Models of Challenging Behavior
Social & Environmental Causes of Challenging Behavior
Psychological Issues in Challenging Behavior
