Description And Implementation Of The Sensory Memory

Chapter 5 Methods and Implementation The sensory connection to memory can be felt throughout a person’s lifetime of experience. Sensory memory is typically considered more representational, which is nonverbal information that is processed by sounds, pictures, patterns, signs, faces and many others. This means that these sensory memory happens though the experience rather than rational thinking that comes from reading or watching. In order to protect this connection it is imperative that the built environment can talk to the sensory memory. Human Memory is seen as an adaptive process, some of which consider this as a problem, however this means that memory can often be triggered by something that is close to the original memory.†¦show more content†¦Some of the feelings that this patient will feel can include fear, anger, helplessness, sadness, frustration and most of all the feeling of being all alone in the process. It is incredibly important for this patient to seek out and connect with others that ma y be in the same process. So the most important piece in the programming and the design of the space is being able to have a communal connection to the rest of the community as well as the space. This can be on a macro scale, which include a support group, or a micro level, which can be patient to caretaker or patient to family member. Stage two is typically when the patient begins to have a dependence on the family or care taker. This is also when the patient would start experiencing walking difficulties and falls. It is important in this stage to preserve a connection to the space itself. There should be areas for the patient to walk around and have areas of respite. This area should feel more homelike and have areas for families to be able gather while the patient is recovering from any injuries that they might have incurred. Stage three is when the patient can no longer take care of themselves and the treatment journey is coming to an end. At this point the care of the patient becomes more of relieving pain and not treatment to help better life. This is considered hospice care. During this time it is