CSD 444 DEMENTIA QUIZ
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
T/F: Dementia is a disease - CORRECT ANSWER-acquired SYNDROME
Symptoms in dementia emerge ______ - CORRECT ANSWER-slowly, but
worsen over time, and restrict ability to function
Why is Dementia defined as an umbrella term? - CORRECT ANSWER-groups
diseases in which there is some form of memory loss (Huntingtons, Parkinson's,
Alzheimer's)
Dementia is difficult to differentiate from _______ and WHY? - CORRECT
ANSWER-depression, because depression can sometimes affect memory and
cognition
T/F: dementia is part of normal aging - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE- not part
of normal aging
T/F: Dementia is a specific disease - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE- not a
specific disease
,Dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER-intellectual and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily
functioning
What is the most common cause of a progressive dementia? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia is marked by diffuse impairment of ____, ____ and ______ -
CORRECT ANSWER-memory, cognition, and intellect
Dementia alters _____ and ______ - CORRECT ANSWER-behavior and
personality
_____ or _____ often accompany dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-physical
impairments (movement disorders) or sensory disturbances
Cortical dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-changes in cerebral cortex (Alzheimer's
disease, Pick's disease)
Sub-cortical dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Changes in basal ganglia, thalamus,
and brain stem (Parkinson's disease and vascular disease)
Dementia results from ________ - CORRECT ANSWER-impaired functioning of
multiple brain systems
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, Dementia is generally due to - CORRECT ANSWER-structural brain damage that
is progressive and irreversible
Brain areas affected by dementia are associated with - CORRECT ANSWER-short
term memory, new learning, higher level cognitive functions
Diagnosis of Dementia includes: - CORRECT ANSWER-short term memory
impairment + one of the following- (aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, or abstract
thinking/executive function impairment)
short term memory impairment includes: - CORRECT ANSWER-impaired ability
to learn new information or to recall old information
What is impaired in fluent aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER-comprehension
Patients with aphasia are able to - CORRECT ANSWER-initiate and maintain a
conversation
How is speech characterized in aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER-Intact grammar
and syntax, however the speech is vague with paraphasias, circumlocutions,
tangential utterances, frequent use of nonspecific phrases ("the thing")
Apraxia is the inability to - CORRECT ANSWER-carry out motor activities
despite intact motor function
Apraxia contributes to loss of _____ - CORRECT ANSWER-ADL's
ADL's are: - CORRECT ANSWER-activities of daily life (going to bathroom,
getting dressed, getting showered, brushing teeth etc.)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
PASS
T/F: Dementia is a disease - CORRECT ANSWER-acquired SYNDROME
Symptoms in dementia emerge ______ - CORRECT ANSWER-slowly, but
worsen over time, and restrict ability to function
Why is Dementia defined as an umbrella term? - CORRECT ANSWER-groups
diseases in which there is some form of memory loss (Huntingtons, Parkinson's,
Alzheimer's)
Dementia is difficult to differentiate from _______ and WHY? - CORRECT
ANSWER-depression, because depression can sometimes affect memory and
cognition
T/F: dementia is part of normal aging - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE- not part
of normal aging
T/F: Dementia is a specific disease - CORRECT ANSWER-FALSE- not a
specific disease
,Dementia describes a group of symptoms affecting _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER-intellectual and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily
functioning
What is the most common cause of a progressive dementia? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia is marked by diffuse impairment of ____, ____ and ______ -
CORRECT ANSWER-memory, cognition, and intellect
Dementia alters _____ and ______ - CORRECT ANSWER-behavior and
personality
_____ or _____ often accompany dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-physical
impairments (movement disorders) or sensory disturbances
Cortical dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-changes in cerebral cortex (Alzheimer's
disease, Pick's disease)
Sub-cortical dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Changes in basal ganglia, thalamus,
and brain stem (Parkinson's disease and vascular disease)
Dementia results from ________ - CORRECT ANSWER-impaired functioning of
multiple brain systems
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, Dementia is generally due to - CORRECT ANSWER-structural brain damage that
is progressive and irreversible
Brain areas affected by dementia are associated with - CORRECT ANSWER-short
term memory, new learning, higher level cognitive functions
Diagnosis of Dementia includes: - CORRECT ANSWER-short term memory
impairment + one of the following- (aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, or abstract
thinking/executive function impairment)
short term memory impairment includes: - CORRECT ANSWER-impaired ability
to learn new information or to recall old information
What is impaired in fluent aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER-comprehension
Patients with aphasia are able to - CORRECT ANSWER-initiate and maintain a
conversation
How is speech characterized in aphasia? - CORRECT ANSWER-Intact grammar
and syntax, however the speech is vague with paraphasias, circumlocutions,
tangential utterances, frequent use of nonspecific phrases ("the thing")
Apraxia is the inability to - CORRECT ANSWER-carry out motor activities
despite intact motor function
Apraxia contributes to loss of _____ - CORRECT ANSWER-ADL's
ADL's are: - CORRECT ANSWER-activities of daily life (going to bathroom,
getting dressed, getting showered, brushing teeth etc.)
