Yingci Chen

Uploaded Activites #1
a. Activity Title: Memory (Card Game)
b. Sources for your activity and for your adaptations (APA citations):

Alzheimers Association. (2017). Memory Loss and Confusion. Retrieved from:

http://www.alz.org/care/dementia-memory-loss-problems-confusion.asp
Arneson, E. (2016). Concentration / Memory - Card Game Rules. Retrieved from:
https://www.thespruce.com/concentration-memory-card-game-rules-411131
Huang, J. (2016). Alzheimer Disease. Retrieved from:
https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/neurologic-disorders/delirium-and-dementi
a/alzheimer-disease

c. Equipment needed:
A standard deck of cards (contains 52 cards)
d. Activity Description following guidelines for task analysis. How will you explain to
your participants how the activity will go?:
1. Buy a deck of cards
2. Take all the cards out of the box
3. Take out the cards that are not needed such as the jokers; instruction cards; or
cards that dont have any shape, numbers from 1-10 written on the four corners, a
face, and/or a letter written on the four corners.
4. Mix up the cards by shuffling
5. Lay all the cards face down (doesnt have to be in a specific order)
6. Pick one player to go first and proceed clockwise
7. Starting with that player; they turn over 2 cards (one at a time) and see if the
number of the 2 cards matches
8. If the number of the 2 cards matches then the player can keeps the pair and gets
another turn (ex: 2 of hearts and 2 of clubs, or 9 of spades and 9 of diamonds)
9. If the number of the 2 cards doesnt match (ex: 3 of diamonds and 7 of clubs),
place cards back to their original spot, face down.
10. The next player takes their turn
11. The game continues until all the cards are taken
12. The player with the most pair is the winner
13. The player with the least card will shuffle the cards to play again
e. Primary interaction pattern(s) (activity analysis): See Attachment
f. One researched adaptation specific to a disability group:
This activity would be ideal for individuals with Alzheimers or Dementia, it
focus on improving the individuals memory and concentration. Some symptoms and
signs of Dementia are loss of short-term memories and other cognitive impairments such
as poor judgments, impaired reasoning, language dysfunction, etc. (Huang, 2016) This
activity can help with this disorder because it can help challenge the individuals
cognitive skills. One specific adaptation for individuals with Alzheimers or Dementia
can be putting the cards in rows (4 cards x 13 cards) to make it easier for the players to
remember where the cards are located. We can also have the players say what cards they
flipped out loud to help work on their verbal skill and help stimulate memory recalling.