Dementia Test – Medical Speech Pathology – Cognitive Communication Disorders Review Material

Dementia Test – Medical Speech Pathology – Cognitive Communication Disorders Review
Material



Dementia refers to a general lost of intellect functions as in memory loss reasoning
concentration attention I've checked ability reduced luck language function and personality
changes - ANS ✔✔True



Dementia is a normal part of aging - ANS ✔✔False



Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is pointless - ANS ✔✔False



Memory problems are just a part of aging - ANS ✔✔True



Medications are available for people with dementia which can help with memory and early
stages - ANS ✔✔True



With behavior issues, check what happened before and what the consequences are result from
the behavior - ANS ✔✔True



Meaningful activities will not make a difference in managing behaviors - ANS ✔✔False



It is important to validate where the person with dementia's memory is at the moment rather
than reality orienting - ANS ✔✔True



When a person with dementia ask repetitive questions speak in a word salad or moans the
caregiver should just ignore them - ANS ✔✔False



It's an increase in the clients symptoms could indicate an underlying medical condition - ANS
✔✔True