It also appears all the qualifiers are removed, for example
* Often appears not to be listening when spoken to
* Frequently loses items required for tasks and activities
* Is frequently easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
* Often forgets daily activities
* Is frequently reluctant to engage in tasks which require sustained attention
and so on.
Everyone forgets a name or a word every once in a while and that doesn't mean they are senile, yet we recognize senility exists past a threshold.
It also appears all the qualifiers are removed, for example
* Often appears not to be listening when spoken to
* Frequently loses items required for tasks and activities
* Is frequently easily distracted by extraneous stimuli
* Often forgets daily activities
* Is frequently reluctant to engage in tasks which require sustained attention
and so on.
Everyone forgets a name or a word every once in a while and that doesn't mean they are senile, yet we recognize senility exists past a threshold.