Question 1

Motor-driven behavioural abnormalities

Accepted Answer

This includes, in particular, apparently aimless wandering around the home or facility and attempts by disoriented people to leave without accompaniment. General restlessness, such as constantly sitting down and standing up or shifting back and forth in a seat or in bed, is also included.

Question 2

Nocturnal restlessness

Accepted Answer

Nocturnal wandering or phases of restlessness, up to and including reversal of the day–night rhythm. The frequency with which personal support for calming is needed is assessed. Sleep disorders such as difficulty falling asleep in the evening or waking phases during the night are not rated.

Question 3

Self-harming and auto-aggressive behaviour

Accepted Answer

For example, injuring oneself with objects, eating or drinking inedible substances, hitting oneself, or injuring oneself with fingernails or teeth.

Question 4

Damaging objects

Accepted Answer

Aggressive actions directed at objects, such as pushing or shoving objects away, hitting objects, destroying things or kicking objects.

Question 5

Physically aggressive behaviour towards others

Accepted Answer

For example, hitting or kicking others, injuring others with teeth or fingernails, pushing or shoving others, or attempting to injure others with objects.

Question 6

Verbal aggression

Accepted Answer

For example, verbal abuse or threatening other people.

Question 7

Other care-relevant vocal abnormalities

Accepted Answer

For example, shouting, screaming, complaining without apparent reason, muttering to oneself, swearing, making strange noises, or constantly repeating sentences and questions.

Question 8

Resistance to care and other supportive measures

Accepted Answer

For example during personal care, refusal to take food, medication or other necessary measures, and interference with catheters, infusions or feeding tubes. This does not include the intentional, self-determined refusal of certain measures.

Question 9

Delusions

Accepted Answer

For example, the belief of being in contact with deceased or imaginary persons, or of being persecuted, threatened or robbed.

Question 10

Fears

Accepted Answer

Pronounced, recurrently threatening fear for which no personal coping strategy exists and which leads to considerable distress in everyday life. Creating a fear-free atmosphere through the mere presence of another person (without active support) is not rated here.

Question 11

Lack of drive in a depressive mood state

Accepted Answer

Due to hopelessness, despondency or despair, leading to absence of interest and requiring considerable motivation by others. Not included: purely cognitive impairments (e.g. in dementia) in which impulses are needed to begin or continue an action.

Question 12

Socially inappropriate behaviour

Accepted Answer

For example, intrusive behaviour, conspicuous demands for attention, undressing in front of others in inappropriate situations, inappropriate grabbing of people, or inappropriate physical or verbal sexual advances.

Question 13

Other care-relevant inadequate actions

Accepted Answer

For example, fiddling with clothing, constantly repeating the same action (stereotypies), aimless activities, hiding or hoarding objects, smearing faeces or urinating in the home.

Criterion	Never / very rarely 0 pts	Rarely (1–3× / two weeks) 1 pts	Frequently (several times / week) 3 pts	Daily 5 pts
Motor-driven behavioural abnormalities 4.3.1 · This includes, in particular, apparently aimless wandering around the home or facility and attempts by disoriented people to leave without accompaniment. General restlessness, such as constantly sitting down and standing up or shifting back and forth in a seat or in bed, is also included.
Motor-driven behavioural abnormalities 4.3.1 · This includes, in particular, apparently aimless wandering around the home or facility and attempts by disoriented people to leave without accompaniment. General restlessness, such as constantly sitting down and standing up or shifting back and forth in a seat or in bed, is also included.
Nocturnal restlessness 4.3.2 · Nocturnal wandering or phases of restlessness, up to and including reversal of the day–night rhythm. The frequency with which personal support for calming is needed is assessed. Sleep disorders such as difficulty falling asleep in the evening or waking phases during the night are not rated.
Nocturnal restlessness 4.3.2 · Nocturnal wandering or phases of restlessness, up to and including reversal of the day–night rhythm. The frequency with which personal support for calming is needed is assessed. Sleep disorders such as difficulty falling asleep in the evening or waking phases during the night are not rated.
Self-harming and auto-aggressive behaviour 4.3.3 · For example, injuring oneself with objects, eating or drinking inedible substances, hitting oneself, or injuring oneself with fingernails or teeth.
Self-harming and auto-aggressive behaviour 4.3.3 · For example, injuring oneself with objects, eating or drinking inedible substances, hitting oneself, or injuring oneself with fingernails or teeth.
Damaging objects 4.3.4 · Aggressive actions directed at objects, such as pushing or shoving objects away, hitting objects, destroying things or kicking objects.
Damaging objects 4.3.4 · Aggressive actions directed at objects, such as pushing or shoving objects away, hitting objects, destroying things or kicking objects.
Physically aggressive behaviour towards others 4.3.5 · For example, hitting or kicking others, injuring others with teeth or fingernails, pushing or shoving others, or attempting to injure others with objects.
Physically aggressive behaviour towards others 4.3.5 · For example, hitting or kicking others, injuring others with teeth or fingernails, pushing or shoving others, or attempting to injure others with objects.
Verbal aggression 4.3.6 · For example, verbal abuse or threatening other people.
Verbal aggression 4.3.6 · For example, verbal abuse or threatening other people.
Other care-relevant vocal abnormalities 4.3.7 · For example, shouting, screaming, complaining without apparent reason, muttering to oneself, swearing, making strange noises, or constantly repeating sentences and questions.
Other care-relevant vocal abnormalities 4.3.7 · For example, shouting, screaming, complaining without apparent reason, muttering to oneself, swearing, making strange noises, or constantly repeating sentences and questions.
Resistance to care and other supportive measures 4.3.8 · For example during personal care, refusal to take food, medication or other necessary measures, and interference with catheters, infusions or feeding tubes. This does not include the intentional, self-determined refusal of certain measures.
Resistance to care and other supportive measures 4.3.8 · For example during personal care, refusal to take food, medication or other necessary measures, and interference with catheters, infusions or feeding tubes. This does not include the intentional, self-determined refusal of certain measures.
Delusions 4.3.9 · For example, the belief of being in contact with deceased or imaginary persons, or of being persecuted, threatened or robbed.
Delusions 4.3.9 · For example, the belief of being in contact with deceased or imaginary persons, or of being persecuted, threatened or robbed.
Fears 4.3.10 · Pronounced, recurrently threatening fear for which no personal coping strategy exists and which leads to considerable distress in everyday life. Creating a fear-free atmosphere through the mere presence of another person (without active support) is not rated here.
Fears 4.3.10 · Pronounced, recurrently threatening fear for which no personal coping strategy exists and which leads to considerable distress in everyday life. Creating a fear-free atmosphere through the mere presence of another person (without active support) is not rated here.
Lack of drive in a depressive mood state 4.3.11 · Due to hopelessness, despondency or despair, leading to absence of interest and requiring considerable motivation by others. Not included: purely cognitive impairments (e.g. in dementia) in which impulses are needed to begin or continue an action.
Lack of drive in a depressive mood state 4.3.11 · Due to hopelessness, despondency or despair, leading to absence of interest and requiring considerable motivation by others. Not included: purely cognitive impairments (e.g. in dementia) in which impulses are needed to begin or continue an action.
Socially inappropriate behaviour 4.3.12 · For example, intrusive behaviour, conspicuous demands for attention, undressing in front of others in inappropriate situations, inappropriate grabbing of people, or inappropriate physical or verbal sexual advances.
Socially inappropriate behaviour 4.3.12 · For example, intrusive behaviour, conspicuous demands for attention, undressing in front of others in inappropriate situations, inappropriate grabbing of people, or inappropriate physical or verbal sexual advances.
Other care-relevant inadequate actions 4.3.13 · For example, fiddling with clothing, constantly repeating the same action (stereotypies), aimless activities, hiding or hoarding objects, smearing faeces or urinating in the home.
Other care-relevant inadequate actions 4.3.13 · For example, fiddling with clothing, constantly repeating the same action (stereotypies), aimless activities, hiding or hoarding objects, smearing faeces or urinating in the home.

Behavioural problems and psychological challenges