No response was right or wrong. The results represented the thoughts of everyone in the discussion. Without a voice, the group agreed people become depressed and angry. Their behaviors are affected and they feel a loss of identity. While the group hammered out the answers to the questions, they also recognized that being heard also means listening.
Caregivers matter, too.
Caregivers aren't robots. Losing control and fear are often the factors that keep people from listening, many in the room agreed. The result robs people of their self- esteem, they said. Enough of those incidents keep people from communicating, they said. And when people no longer communicate, they no longer have choices.