Assertion: dementia's difficulty | /r/CapableOf | acquire new information
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text: • Cognitive or behavioral impairment occurs in at least two of the following areas: difficulty acquiring and remembering new information (the person might forget appointments, misplace belongings or get lost on a familiar route); difficulty reasoning and handling complex tasks (doesn’t understand safety risks, has difficulty managing finances); has trouble recognizing faces or common objects, putting on clothing or finding objects in direct view; difficulty with speaking, reading or writing (the person is having a hard time thinking of common words while speaking and makes speech, spelling and writing errors); changes in personality, behavior or comportment (the person has uncharacteristic mood fluctuation and decreased interest in previous activities).