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There can be many Psychological effects of a
Stroke, of these are-:
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Memory, is the ability
to take in, store, and retrieve information
such as-: Remembering to take tablets.
Remembering names, faces and events.
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Attention, everyone
has attention difficulties at some time but
with a stroke this may be more severe leading
to-: Irritability, Poor memory, Fatigue,
Impulsiveness, Inability to plan ahead or do
more than one thing at a time, Difficulty
ignoring distracting information (such as
traffic noise outside while listening to the
radio), Keeping focussed on the task in hand,
Trouble dividing attention and responding to
two or more things at the same time.
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Perception is a process
of making sense of what you see, hear or touch
this can include-: Losing the ability to
recognise what is seen, Having only half of
the field of vision, Difficulty in judging
depth, distance or space.
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Emotional effects on Family Members.
Depression and anxiety can occur in family
members, friends and care givers, loved one
can be struggling with their own fear, anger
and frustrations, which can cause changes in
personal relationships. Apparent changes in
personality following a stroke may be very
disturbing for the survivors family-People may
not seem same as before, because of family
members' worry they may overprotect and over
assist stroke patients in the home setting.
Care givers express frustration over loss of
companionship, changes in behaviour,
restrictions on life style, social isolation
and financial difficulties.
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