A person's difficult behavior can have a medical cause. Always investigate health reasons before assuming a personality problem. Medical issues are often treatable.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
A person's difficult behavior can have a medical cause.
Always investigate health reasons before assuming a personality problem. Medical issues are often treatable.
Difficult behavior can come from a medical problem. A urinary tract infection (UTI) can make a person confused or angry. Pain can make a person irritable. Some medicines have side effects that change behavior. Hearing loss can make a person seem unresponsive. Look for health reasons first. These problems are often treatable.
A manager notices an employee is suddenly angry and confused. The manager first considers if the employee is having a bad day. A better approach is to suggest the employee see a doctor. The employee might have a medical issue causing the behavior change.
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A person's difficult behavior can have a medical cause. Always investigate health reasons before assuming a personality problem. Medical issues are often treatable.