Dementia Care: Challenging Behaviors – Medical Speech Pathology – Behavioral Management
and Cognitive Communication Review Material
Plaques and tangles contain which of the following? - ANS ✔✔Proteins
in which stage of Alzheimer's dementia do aggressiveness and hallucinations appear? - ANS
✔✔Middle stage
Which of the following classes of medication is sometimes used to treat behaviors? - ANS
✔✔Anticonvulsants
True or False: Medication is the first intervention that should be tried in managing behavior
problems. - ANS ✔✔false
True or False: Pseudo dementia can be caused by depression and mimics dementia. - ANS
✔✔true
A behavior is considered a problem in all of the following instances EXCEPT: - ANS ✔✔When the
behavior is repetitive
True or False: The care plan should include behaviors exhibited by the individual and possible
intervention. - ANS ✔✔True
What is the most common cause of dementia? - ANS ✔✔Alzheimer's disease
How is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed definitively? - ANS ✔✔Brain tissue examination
In which stage of Alzheimer's disease does the individual have memory problems but can
continue to function independently? - ANS ✔✔Early stage
and Cognitive Communication Review Material
Plaques and tangles contain which of the following? - ANS ✔✔Proteins
in which stage of Alzheimer's dementia do aggressiveness and hallucinations appear? - ANS
✔✔Middle stage
Which of the following classes of medication is sometimes used to treat behaviors? - ANS
✔✔Anticonvulsants
True or False: Medication is the first intervention that should be tried in managing behavior
problems. - ANS ✔✔false
True or False: Pseudo dementia can be caused by depression and mimics dementia. - ANS
✔✔true
A behavior is considered a problem in all of the following instances EXCEPT: - ANS ✔✔When the
behavior is repetitive
True or False: The care plan should include behaviors exhibited by the individual and possible
intervention. - ANS ✔✔True
What is the most common cause of dementia? - ANS ✔✔Alzheimer's disease
How is Alzheimer's disease diagnosed definitively? - ANS ✔✔Brain tissue examination
In which stage of Alzheimer's disease does the individual have memory problems but can
continue to function independently? - ANS ✔✔Early stage