GERO HESI TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Inability to interpret SENSATIONS and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of
brain damage. - Answer-Agnosia
Difficulty remembering memories, such as facts, information and experiences - Answer-
Amnesia
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate. - Answer-Aphasia
What are the four types of dementia? - Answer-Alzheimer's Disease
Vascular/Multifocal Dementia
Dementia w/Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Frontotemporal Dementia
It is the permanent progressive impairment in cognitive functioning manifested in
________________ loss. Is it long term or short term? - Answer-
Dementia/Memory/Both
What three impairments accompany Dementia? - Answer-Judgement
Abstract Thinking
Social Behavior
What are the four A's of cognitive impairment? - Answer-Agnosia
Amnesia
Apraxia
Aphasia
Difficulty with skilled movements even when a person has the ability and desire to do
them. - Answer-Apraxia
Another name for frontotemporal dementia. - Answer-Pick's Disease
Occurs when the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain degenerate. - Answer-
Frontotemporal Dementia/Picks Disease
Microscopic deposits develop in the brain that damage nerve cells. - Answer-Dementia
w/Lewy Bodies (DLB)
AND ANSWERS
Inability to interpret SENSATIONS and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of
brain damage. - Answer-Agnosia
Difficulty remembering memories, such as facts, information and experiences - Answer-
Amnesia
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate. - Answer-Aphasia
What are the four types of dementia? - Answer-Alzheimer's Disease
Vascular/Multifocal Dementia
Dementia w/Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Frontotemporal Dementia
It is the permanent progressive impairment in cognitive functioning manifested in
________________ loss. Is it long term or short term? - Answer-
Dementia/Memory/Both
What three impairments accompany Dementia? - Answer-Judgement
Abstract Thinking
Social Behavior
What are the four A's of cognitive impairment? - Answer-Agnosia
Amnesia
Apraxia
Aphasia
Difficulty with skilled movements even when a person has the ability and desire to do
them. - Answer-Apraxia
Another name for frontotemporal dementia. - Answer-Pick's Disease
Occurs when the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain degenerate. - Answer-
Frontotemporal Dementia/Picks Disease
Microscopic deposits develop in the brain that damage nerve cells. - Answer-Dementia
w/Lewy Bodies (DLB)