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Improving the Lives of People with Dementia through Technology
This book explores the practical application of recent improvements in technology for people living with dementia and highlights the positive outcomes on care, quality of life, and services on patients through exploration of 15 research projects to redefine the future of dementia care. Using research compiled in collaboration with leading universities and organisations across Europe, this book demonstrates how INDUCT’s (Interdisciplinary Network for Dementia Utilising Current Technology's) findings resulted in implications for practical cognitive and social factors to improve the usability of technology, evaluating the effectiveness of specific contemporary technology, and tracing facilitators and barriers for implementation of technology in dementia care. Featuring a unique training programme along with a wide range of patient-public involvement, this state-of-the-art volume will be essential reading for researchers, academics and scholars in the fields of dementia and mental health research, gerontology, psychology and nursing.
Moral Choices for Our Future Selves
This book investigates the relationship between our present and future selves. It focuses specifically on diachronic self-regarding decisions: choices involving our earlier and later selves, in which the earlier self makes a decision for the later self. The author connects the scientific understanding of the neurobehavioral processes at the core of individuals’ perceptions of their future selves with the philosophical reflection on individuals’ moral relationship with their future selves. She delineates a descriptive theory of the perception of the future self that is based on empirical evidence and that systematizes and integrates the current theoretical literature. She then argues for ...
The Optimist's Telescope
Named a Best Book of 2019 by NPR “How might we mitigate losses caused by shortsightedness? Bina Venkataraman, a former climate adviser to the Obama administration, brings a storyteller’s eye to this question. . . . She is also deeply informed about the relevant science.” —The New York Times Book Review A trailblazing exploration of how we can plan better for the future: our own, our families’, and our society’s. Instant gratification is the norm today—in our lives, our culture, our economy, and our politics. Many of us have forgotten (if we ever learned) how to make smart decisions for the long run. Whether it comes to our finances, our health, our communities, or our planet, i...
Imaginable
World-renowned future forecaster, game designer, and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Jane McGonigal gives us the tools to imagine the future without fear. How can we be confident about making plans? How might we feel secure despite the future being unknown? How do we learn to feel at peace with the unexpected? Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies to help us recover our confidence and creativity in facing uncertain futures. By learning to think ...
Immagina
Jane McGonigal, futurologa e game-designer, ha fatto dell’immaginare il futuro un mestiere, al punto che durante una simulazione, nel 2010, era riuscita a prevedere tutti gli sviluppi di una pandemia come quella da Covid-19 (azzeccandoli con impressionante precisione, no vax e no mask compresi). “Giocare” a immaginare i futuri possibili non è solo un’attività affascinante, ma anche uno strumento potente, per individui e aziende, per prepararsi a qualunque imprevisto, da una guerra globale alla prossima crisi di mercato. In Immagina, condivide le sue ricerche, che attingono alla psicologia e alle neuroscienze, e rivela strategie e “giochi” efficaci per allenare la nostra mente a immaginare l’inimmaginabile.
Telescopul optimistului
Într-o lume în care satisfacția instantanee a devenit normă, am uitat să luăm decizii înțelepte pe termen lung. Am uitat – sau evităm – să ne analizăm faptele necugetate și să anticipăm viitorul. Consecințele lipsei de prevedere sunt ușor sesizabile pretutindeni – de la dezastrele determinate de încălzirea globală până la superbacteriile dezvoltate în urma prescrierii excesive de antibiotice, de la falimentul companiilor care fac investiții riscante pe termen scurt până la atentatele teroriste. BINA VENKATARAMAN propune câteva soluții concrete pentru binele omenirii. Fost consilier în administrația Obama pe probleme privind schimbarea climatică și director de politici globale la MIT, ea reușește să identifice cu mare precizie schimbările surprinzătoare, dar întru totul realizabile, pe care le putem face în viața cotidiană. Excelent documentată și captivant scrisă, cartea abundă în idei utile, de care avem nevoie mai mult decât oricând ca să facem alegeri chibzuite pentru viitorul nostru, al generațiilor următoare și al planetei.
Bereit für die Zukunft
Niemand weiß, was die Zukunft bringt – aber mit diesem Buch sind wir auf alles vorbereitet »Ein so kurzweiliges wie leicht anzuwendendes Gegenmittel zur Apokalypse.« Douglas Rushkoff Wie wird unsere Welt in zehn Jahren aussehen? Welche Folgen werden Klimawandel, technologischer Fortschritt und gesellschaftliche Umbrüche haben? Die Zukunft lässt sich nicht vorhersagen. Wir aber können uns auf das vorbereiten, was heute noch niemand kommen sieht. Mit verblüffend realistischen Szenarien lässt uns »Bereit für die Zukunft« die Fähigkeiten entwickeln, die es dazu braucht: Ein Denken, das auf unvorhergesehene Herausforderungen schneller reagiert; die Inspiration, heute die richtigen Weichen für unser Leben in der Zukunft zu stellen; die Kreativität, Probleme auf nie dagewesene Weise zu lösen. So gerüstet können wir selbstsicher auf künftige Entwicklungen reagieren, die jetzt noch unvorstellbar scheinen und sind damit in der Welt von Morgen allen anderen einen Schritt voraus. Ausgestattet mit einem Wendeumschlag: Wir entscheiden, wie unsere Zukunft aussieht!
Оптимизм, который убивает. Большое исследование человеческой опрометчивости
Почему люди раз за разом совершают убийственные глупости?Закрывают глаза на соблюдение правил противопожарной безопасности и провоцируют гибель сотен людей. Сносят во время ремонта несущие стены и становятся причиной обрушения жилых домов.Тайно сливают в море химические отходы и убивают все живое на тысячи миль вокруг. Откуда в нас берется эта почти магическая вера, что все об...
Early Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia
For the increasing number of people diagnosed with dementia each year, treatment in the early stages can make a significant difference to their quality of life. This book provides examples of psychosocial interventions: taking into consideration the individual, social and environmental aspects of the person's life. It looks at ways of providing support at the time of diagnosis and goes on to explore a variety of interventions and services for the treatment of early dementia. Bringing together the knowledge and experiences of professionals from both the UK and Europe, the contributors describe interventions for both psychological and practical problems with case examples such as memory support groups, art therapies and assistive technologies for use in the home. This accessible book will be essential reading for practitioners and carers working with those with early dementia and will be extremely useful in both professional development and for those new to dementia care.
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) has made a huge global, clinical impact since its inception, and this landmark book is the first to draw all the published research together in one place. Edited by experts in the intervention, including members of the workgroup who initially developed the therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia features contributions from authors across the globe, providing a broad overview of the entire research programme. The book demonstrates how CST can significantly improve cognition and quality of life for people with dementia, and offers insight on the theory and mechanisms of change, as well as discussion of the practical implementation of CST in a ran...
