Dementia Care Final Exam Study Guide – Medical Speech Pathology – Comprehensive Review
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What is the most common type of dementia? 60-80% of people who have dementia have this
kind. It is a progressive condition, which means it gets worse over time and usually affects
people over 65 years old. - ✔✔Alzheimer's dementia
What is the 2nd most common type of dementia? It occurs when there's not enough blood
supply going to your brain. It can be caused by damage to the blood vessels or blockages that
lead to mini strokes or brain bleeding. - ✔✔Vascular dementia
What type of dementia is caused by abnormal clumps of protein building up in the brain? The
symptoms can mimic Parkinson's disease symptoms. Memory loss tends to show up later in the
disease. - ✔✔Lewy Body dementia
What type of dementia involves the loss of nerve cells in the front and sides of the brain?
Personality and behavior changes in trouble with language are the main symptoms. -
✔✔Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
What is a rare type of dementia that happens when a protein called a prion falls into an
abnormal shape and other prion starts to do the same? It damages brain cells and triggers a
fast, mental decline. - ✔✔Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
What type of dementia includes the buildup of spinal fluid in the brain? The shunt is usually
placed in the brain and drains down into the abdomen to get rid of extra fluid. -
✔✔Hydrocephalus- Normal pressure
What type of disease is caused by a gene that you get from your parents? It affects the central
part of your brain---the area that helps you think, move, and show emotion. Symptoms typically
start between the ages of 30 to 50 years old. - ✔✔Huntington's Disease
, Plaques are deposits of the protein fragment made up of this that build up in spaces between
nerve cells in the brain. - ✔✔Beta-amyloid
Tangles are twisted fibers of another protein called this. These build up inside the cells. -
✔✔Tau
What is one of the most common signs of dementia, especially in the early stage? -
✔✔Memory loss
What are the stages of Alzheimer's dementia? - ✔✔Early stage: Mild dementia ;
Middle stage: Moderate dementia;
Late stage: Severe dementia
What type of abuse is the use of verbal or nonverbal communication that causes or has the
potential to cause the resident to experience affiliation, intimidation, fear, shame, agitation, or
degradation? - ✔✔Emotional abuse
What type of abuse is the use of oral, written, or gestured communication, or sounds, to
residents within hearing distance, regardless of age, ability to comprehend, or disability? -
✔✔Verbal abuse
What type of abuse includes hitting, slapping, punching, biting, and kicking? It also includes
controlling behavior through corporal punishment. - ✔✔Physical abuse
This abuse is defined as non consensual sexual contact of any type with a resident. - ✔✔Sexual
abuse
What is it called when staff fails to provide the goods or services that are required to obtain
physical, mental, and psychological well-being? * Staff have the knowledge and ability to
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What is the most common type of dementia? 60-80% of people who have dementia have this
kind. It is a progressive condition, which means it gets worse over time and usually affects
people over 65 years old. - ✔✔Alzheimer's dementia
What is the 2nd most common type of dementia? It occurs when there's not enough blood
supply going to your brain. It can be caused by damage to the blood vessels or blockages that
lead to mini strokes or brain bleeding. - ✔✔Vascular dementia
What type of dementia is caused by abnormal clumps of protein building up in the brain? The
symptoms can mimic Parkinson's disease symptoms. Memory loss tends to show up later in the
disease. - ✔✔Lewy Body dementia
What type of dementia involves the loss of nerve cells in the front and sides of the brain?
Personality and behavior changes in trouble with language are the main symptoms. -
✔✔Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
What is a rare type of dementia that happens when a protein called a prion falls into an
abnormal shape and other prion starts to do the same? It damages brain cells and triggers a
fast, mental decline. - ✔✔Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
What type of dementia includes the buildup of spinal fluid in the brain? The shunt is usually
placed in the brain and drains down into the abdomen to get rid of extra fluid. -
✔✔Hydrocephalus- Normal pressure
What type of disease is caused by a gene that you get from your parents? It affects the central
part of your brain---the area that helps you think, move, and show emotion. Symptoms typically
start between the ages of 30 to 50 years old. - ✔✔Huntington's Disease
, Plaques are deposits of the protein fragment made up of this that build up in spaces between
nerve cells in the brain. - ✔✔Beta-amyloid
Tangles are twisted fibers of another protein called this. These build up inside the cells. -
✔✔Tau
What is one of the most common signs of dementia, especially in the early stage? -
✔✔Memory loss
What are the stages of Alzheimer's dementia? - ✔✔Early stage: Mild dementia ;
Middle stage: Moderate dementia;
Late stage: Severe dementia
What type of abuse is the use of verbal or nonverbal communication that causes or has the
potential to cause the resident to experience affiliation, intimidation, fear, shame, agitation, or
degradation? - ✔✔Emotional abuse
What type of abuse is the use of oral, written, or gestured communication, or sounds, to
residents within hearing distance, regardless of age, ability to comprehend, or disability? -
✔✔Verbal abuse
What type of abuse includes hitting, slapping, punching, biting, and kicking? It also includes
controlling behavior through corporal punishment. - ✔✔Physical abuse
This abuse is defined as non consensual sexual contact of any type with a resident. - ✔✔Sexual
abuse
What is it called when staff fails to provide the goods or services that are required to obtain
physical, mental, and psychological well-being? * Staff have the knowledge and ability to
