Multiple Choice Dementia Course – Medical Speech Pathology – Cognitive Communication
Exam Review Material
Pre-frontal cortex primary skills include (Choose all that apply)
A. Moving on
B. Terminating
C. Sequencing
D. Initiating
E. Seeing from another person's POV - ANS ✔✔ALL
When you wake someone up, it's best to:
A. Pause at the edge of their personal space, lower yourself to their level, and wake them up
slowly by saying their name and, if necessary, applying light pressure to the knee.
B. Wake them up by quickly by tapping them on the shoulder and saying their name - ANS
✔✔A.
Positive and negative connections continue to form in all stages of dementia. For that reason,
it's important to control: (Choose all that apply)
A. Use the phrase "Don't you remember?" to prompt a memory
B. Acknowledge their reality and let it go.
C. Not overreact to surprising behaviors. Pause and give yourself time to react in a positive way.
- ANS ✔✔B., C.
Left brain includes: (Choose three that apply)
A. Comprehension
B. Vocabulary
C. Rhythm
D. Speech Production - ANS ✔✔A., B., D.
, Please choose what describes an Amber
A. May resist care; low sensory tolerance
B. Rigid
C. Normal aging - ANS ✔✔A.
The Mini Mental State exam is considered to be less effective when screening for early
dementia. Another exam, believed to have the advantage of detecting early dementia is:
A. Vassar Medical Exam (VM)
B. Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS)
C. Colorado State Cognitive Exam (CSC) - ANS ✔✔B.
Please choose what best describes a Sapphire:
A. Stuck in the moment of time
B. Normal Aging
C. Likes authority - ANS ✔✔B.
Care partnering means:
A. Correcting mistakes
B. Doing to, not with
C. Doing with, not to - ANS ✔✔C.
Please choose what best describes an Emerald:
A. Ability to meet the changing needs of others
B. May resist care
C. Needs help but doesn't know it - ANS ✔✔C.
Exam Review Material
Pre-frontal cortex primary skills include (Choose all that apply)
A. Moving on
B. Terminating
C. Sequencing
D. Initiating
E. Seeing from another person's POV - ANS ✔✔ALL
When you wake someone up, it's best to:
A. Pause at the edge of their personal space, lower yourself to their level, and wake them up
slowly by saying their name and, if necessary, applying light pressure to the knee.
B. Wake them up by quickly by tapping them on the shoulder and saying their name - ANS
✔✔A.
Positive and negative connections continue to form in all stages of dementia. For that reason,
it's important to control: (Choose all that apply)
A. Use the phrase "Don't you remember?" to prompt a memory
B. Acknowledge their reality and let it go.
C. Not overreact to surprising behaviors. Pause and give yourself time to react in a positive way.
- ANS ✔✔B., C.
Left brain includes: (Choose three that apply)
A. Comprehension
B. Vocabulary
C. Rhythm
D. Speech Production - ANS ✔✔A., B., D.
, Please choose what describes an Amber
A. May resist care; low sensory tolerance
B. Rigid
C. Normal aging - ANS ✔✔A.
The Mini Mental State exam is considered to be less effective when screening for early
dementia. Another exam, believed to have the advantage of detecting early dementia is:
A. Vassar Medical Exam (VM)
B. Saint Louis University Mental Status Exam (SLUMS)
C. Colorado State Cognitive Exam (CSC) - ANS ✔✔B.
Please choose what best describes a Sapphire:
A. Stuck in the moment of time
B. Normal Aging
C. Likes authority - ANS ✔✔B.
Care partnering means:
A. Correcting mistakes
B. Doing to, not with
C. Doing with, not to - ANS ✔✔C.
Please choose what best describes an Emerald:
A. Ability to meet the changing needs of others
B. May resist care
C. Needs help but doesn't know it - ANS ✔✔C.
