Family Member Perspective and Damage to Temporal Lobe
The temporal lobe has several functions. Among these
functions are auditory, memory, and emotional tone to sensory
input. In these ways temporal lobes allow us to not only hear,
but to comprehend what we hear and put it in to the proper
context to effectively remember. (Columbia Encyclopedia, 2005)
Because of the functions of the temporal lobe, someone who
suffers from damage to this area due to either a lesion or tumor
can also suffer from a major change in personality. Drastic
personality changes are one of the primary reasons it can be
difficult to live with a family member who is experiencing
temporal damage. One important role a family member of a person
who suffers from temporal lobe lesions or tumors plays is
helping the person recognize that there is a problem.
Recognizing that there is a problem can be achieved
through understanding the various symptoms associate with
temporal lobe damage. One major area of symptoms deals with the
drastic personality changes. The predominate symptom associated
with personality changes experienced as a result of temporal
damage is an extreme increase in aggression. Other symptoms of
personality changes deal primarily with personal behavior, such
as a change in sexual behavior, and a major shift in general
personality as well as affective behavior. A second major group
of symptoms associated with temporal damage is in the area of
sensation and perception. These symptoms include different
disorders of visual perception, difficulty perceiving auditory
stimuli, and difficulty paying attention to visual and auditory
stimuli. A final group of temporal lobe damage symptoms includes
difficulty with long term memory, as well as problems with
language comprehension and organization and categorization of
verbal material. (“The Temporal Lobe,” 2005) Once symptoms have
been recognized, a family member can assist in testing for
damage.
Personality Changes
As mentioned above, personality changes, particularly
aggressiveness, are a major side effect of damage to the
temporal lobes. Aggression can be described as “a form of
behavior characterized by physical or verbal attack.” (Columbia
Encyclopedia, 2005) This aggressiveness can be expressed either
externally or internally. In other words, some patients with
temporal lobe damage acts out physically towards other people,
while some patients aggressiveness is directed at themselves,
through harsh and violent thoughts or physically hurting
themselves. (Amens, 2005)
Family members of those who suffer from temporal lobe
damage due to lesions or tumors are primarily affected by the
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