Product Overview
Author: William E. Mansbach Ph.D.
Number Of Pages: 104
Details: Have you ever put your glasses down then couldn’t remember where you left them? Gone to the store and forgotten to purchase an item? Do you worry about losing your memory? The BCAT® Working Memory Exercise Book-Home Edition is a home-based workbook designed to improve or maintain memory and thinking skills that support independent living. Working memory is so important because we use it every day. We use working memory to: Remember a new phone number or address Follow directions “make a left run at the traffic light and the gas station is on your right” Remember a person’s name just after meeting her Make a mental math calculation- you want to purchase an item at the grocery store, and you quickly calculate if you have enough money This book includes exercises that target attention, memory and the organizational skills necessary to perform everyday tasks such as handling medications, shopping, food preparation, transportation and housekeeping. The BCAT® Working Memory Exercise Book-Home Edition contains eight chapters of exercises ranging from basic to complex, to accommodate each person’s unique cognitive skills. For over 25 years, The BCAT® Research Center faculty have been working with adults and their families to create a “nuts and bolts” workbook of specific exercises that optimize independence and minimize the risk for cognitive decline associated with aging. For those who experience cognitive impairments due to other diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or those impacted by stroke, this exercise book can be used to strengthen the brain’s defenses, to protect against declining cognitive functioning and to keep people at home and independent.
Release Date: 01-12-2017
