QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Agitation. Answer: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
◉ Aggression. Answer: hostile or violent behavior or attitudes
toward another; readiness to attack or confront another person
◉ Alzheimer's Disease. Answer: the most common type of
permanent dementia. Acetylcholine, a normal neurotransmitter
chemical in the brain is in lower levels in the AD brain. Beta amyloid
protein plaques form and build up in the spaces between nerve cells
eventually killing brain cells Neurofibrillary Tau proteins are tangles
of nerve fibers that are unable to conduct nerve impulses. The cells
and nerve tangles are destroyed and die causing permanent changes
in memory, thinking, reasoning,judgement, language, behavior,
mood, and personality
◉ Beta Amyloid Plaques. Answer: :protein fragments that build up in
the spaces between nerve cells in the brain of persons with AD
◉ Catastrophic Reaction. Answer: an exaggerated response to a
situation, response or action
, ◉ Cognitive Function. Answer: involves memory, thinking,
reasoning, ability to understand, judgement.and behavior.
◉ Confusion. Answer: A mental state of being disoriented to person,
time, place, situation, or identity.
◉ Delirium. Answer: a state of sudden, severe confusion and rapid
changes in brain function.
◉ Delusion. Answer: a false belief
◉ Dementia. Answer: the loss of cognitive function that interferes
with routine personal, social, and occupational activities.
◉ Depression. Answer: a common and serious mental illness that
negatively affects how the person thinks, feels and acts.
◉ Disoriented. Answer: to lose the sense of direction or awareness
◉ Distraction Therapy. Answer: the process o f attempting to change
the focus of the person from an unsafe, undesirable, or annoying
action to a different action or activity