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Reality Orientation

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Cognitive stimulation; RO

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Reality orientation (RO) is an important construct in developmental clinical neuropsychology. Young children as well as the elderly often undergo an examination called the mental status examination, or the mini-mental status examination, to evaluate if an individual is oriented to reality (D’Amato et al. 2005).

Accordingly, it is critical to understand an individual’s RO. RO was first described by Taulbee and Folsom (1966) as a technique to improve the life of individuals suffering from disorientation. It involves the presentation of orientation and memory information to individuals to reorient those individuals to their environment. This technique was thought to provide the patient with a better understanding of his or her environment which may subsequently impact sense of control and self-esteem. RO is typically utilized with individuals suffering from dementia although research has been conducted in other areas....

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  1. School of Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, USA

    Jacob W. Tickle

  2. Counseling and Psychological Services, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Jessica A. Carboni

  3. Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

    Scott L. Decker

  4. School Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology, Clinical Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, USA

    Rik Carl D’Amato

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation, Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Independent Practice, Wynnewood, PA, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Tickle, J.W., D’Amato, R.C., Carboni, J.A., Decker, S.L. (2018). Reality Orientation. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57111-9_1482

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