Occasional forgetting of objects, dates and situations is normal for people and occurs for various reasons such as a situation of stress or extreme tiredness, this situation is temporary, so it is not repeated in time linearly.
On the other hand we see that Alzheimer's disease (AD), also called senile dementia of Alzheimer's type (DSTA) or simply Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease that manifests as cognitive impairment and behavioral disorders. Characterized in its typical form by a loss of immediate memory and other mental abilities (such as higher cognitive abilities), as nerve cells (neurons) die and different brain areas atrophy, this is an irreversible process .
According to research by Taylor and her colleagues (1984), <u>perceived control</u> is likely to reduce stress related to a negative life event such as cancer.
Explanation:
Shelley Taylor and her colleagues contributed to the effects of perceived control in the treatment of cancer.
Perceived control is the feeling or a belief by a person which determines his/her own inner state or behavior and influence and modify his/her or one’s own environment in order to bring about the desired outcome.
In the treatment of cancer, perceived control of behavior acts as a control strategy to deal with the immense amount of stress it causes to a person. This provides emotional well being and stability by enhancing the ability and preparing a person to cope up with the stress.
This in turn makes him/her to be mentally strong to bear the stress, feel less pain, and to be supportive with the treatment. This also reduces the impact of stress on physiological parameters like blood pressure, heart rate etc and improves the overall health of the patient.
Perceived control can also be used to cope with stress induced by negative life events like loss of someone dear, joblessness, marital or relational issues, chronic diseases etc
In discussing the methods of reducing the stressful behaviors it is not necessary that you should set up a remainder system because there will be feel of nagging and empowerment and hence the given statement is false
Explanation:
There are many methods involved in reducing the stressful behavior and one can exercise regularly they can eat healthy diet and meditate to reduce stress.
Getting enough sleep avoiding alcohol drugs and other bad habits are also some of the methods to reduce stress. In the given context if a reminder system is set it will become more stressful because the person will often think about when the reminder system will alert them and this will eventually lead to more stress
