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Alzheimer's is - Answer terminal
progressive
generally predictable in its progression
which memory loss occurs first with Alzheimer's disease - Answer immediate recall - new info
from the last few minutes or days
the person is only able to sing along to familiar songs. What else will she most likely be able to
do - Answer respond pleasantly to social greetings
what is the best explanation of the impact of losing impulse control for people with dementia -
Answer if they think of it or want it, they will try to do it
what happens to the brain cells of someone with Alzheimer's disease - Answer the cells
gradually shrink and die, making less and less chemicals as they fail
if a person swears at you, it is probably because - Answer she lacks impulse control and
language skills and you got an automatic negative response
which skill area is typically lost LAST in Alzheimer's disease - Answer ability to walk or move -
one of the earliest skills learned
why do people in the end-stages of the disease tend to hum, babble, or yell - Answer to
stimulate themselves, because it feels good to
vascular dementia is caused by - Answer damage to the blood vessels that later causes nerve
cells to die
when a person with dementia makes up information that is not true during an interaction, it's
called - Answer confabulation
, you should always call the person - Answer by their preferred name - so they choose what
they are called
if you need to do something that you know the person is not going to like, you should - Answer
greet them first, give them brief info, and then acknowledge their feelings about it
how should you approach a person when you want them to DO something - Answer walk in
slowly, go to their side, offer your hand, and greet them
the main reason you use the positive physical approach is to - Answer minimize the flight,
fight, fright response and encourage you to always greet the person before you treat them
what type of conversation would be the LEAST helpful when talking to someone with
Alzheimer's - Answer to get specific and accurate info about recent events
which voice quality should be used with older adults because it helps with typical hearing loss -
Answer slow and high pitched
you want someone with dementia to get up and go with you to eat breakfast. what is the BEST
option to try - Answer ask if they could come help you with breakfast
what is the recommended response to a person with dementia who is becoming distressed -
Answer use a positive physical approach, empathy, then redirection or distraction
someone is becoming distressed and is asking to "go home". one of the BEST verbal behaviors
for you is to say - Answer "it sounds like you are missing your home"
Process of activity analysis - Answer To identify the key components or requirements of an
activity without modification
Cognitive skills - Answer brain-based skills we need to carry out any task from the simplest to
the most complex. They have more to do with the mechanisms of how we learn, remember,
problem-solve, and pay attention rather than with any actual knowledge
Social skills - Answer any skill facilitating interaction and communication with others. Social