DEMENTIA – LATEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS – 2026
UPDATED EDITION
What is Dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER -a chronic or persistent
disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury
and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired
reasoning.
One of the most common symptoms of Dementia? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Alzheimer Disease
Which is considered the most common type of irreversible
Dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER -Alzheimer's Disease can slow it
down but not cure it.
,3 condition might result in Dementia like symptoms? - CORRECT
ANSWER -- 1. Confusion
- 2. Depression
- 3. Medical Condition
Which Dementia includes symptoms of more than one type? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
What does Sequencing mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -Arrange in a
particular order
Which dementia affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Frontotemporal Dementia
,Specific symptoms of dementia includes? - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1.
Subtle short-term memory changes
- 2. Difficulty finding the right words.
- 3. Change in mood
What symptoms of dementia does Delirium cause? - CORRECT
ANSWER -- 1. Confusion.
- 2. Hallucinations.
- 3. Restlessness.
Name 3 conditions may cause dementia to worsen? - CORRECT
ANSWER -- 1. Depression
- 2.Medication side effects
- 3. Excess use of alcohol.
, Name 2 ways caregivers help a dementia person function at their
best? - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1. Modifying tasks by breaking them
into simpler tasks to help patients retain focus.
- 2. The environment by reducing noise and distraction to help
dementia patient's focus and work.
Dementia patient w/ language issues might exhibit what kind of
behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER -Some behavior can be
embarrassing, disruptive or uncomfortable to be around.
How would challenges w/ sequencing affect how a person with
dementia communicates? - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1. Difficulty
remembering events or situations
- 2. Inability to read facial expression or complex social cues
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS – 2026
UPDATED EDITION
What is Dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER -a chronic or persistent
disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury
and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired
reasoning.
One of the most common symptoms of Dementia? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Alzheimer Disease
Which is considered the most common type of irreversible
Dementia? - CORRECT ANSWER -Alzheimer's Disease can slow it
down but not cure it.
,3 condition might result in Dementia like symptoms? - CORRECT
ANSWER -- 1. Confusion
- 2. Depression
- 3. Medical Condition
Which Dementia includes symptoms of more than one type? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
What does Sequencing mean? - CORRECT ANSWER -Arrange in a
particular order
Which dementia affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Frontotemporal Dementia
,Specific symptoms of dementia includes? - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1.
Subtle short-term memory changes
- 2. Difficulty finding the right words.
- 3. Change in mood
What symptoms of dementia does Delirium cause? - CORRECT
ANSWER -- 1. Confusion.
- 2. Hallucinations.
- 3. Restlessness.
Name 3 conditions may cause dementia to worsen? - CORRECT
ANSWER -- 1. Depression
- 2.Medication side effects
- 3. Excess use of alcohol.
, Name 2 ways caregivers help a dementia person function at their
best? - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1. Modifying tasks by breaking them
into simpler tasks to help patients retain focus.
- 2. The environment by reducing noise and distraction to help
dementia patient's focus and work.
Dementia patient w/ language issues might exhibit what kind of
behaviors? - CORRECT ANSWER -Some behavior can be
embarrassing, disruptive or uncomfortable to be around.
How would challenges w/ sequencing affect how a person with
dementia communicates? - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1. Difficulty
remembering events or situations
- 2. Inability to read facial expression or complex social cues
