Most unacceptable behavior is in response to unmet personal needs, frustration, or a sense of powerlessness. They are often unable to learn new tasks.
Techniques using reward and punishment and behavior modification are beyond their mental ability.
In difficult situations, caregivers who are tired and overworked may stop rationalizing the behavior and fall into the trap of reacting to it by becoming either authoritarian, rude, or even angry. Often caregivers will forget that the person with HD is brain impaired, and that the impairment is one of the reasons for the behavior. Some Don'ts Don't argue with the person. Remember he or she may no longer have the ability to be as rational as you. Don't order the person around.