CSD 444 Exam 3 Questions and
Answers 100% PASS
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-An acquired syndrome that is marked by
memory loss and cognitive decline
-Diffuse impairment of memory, intellect, and cognition
-NOT a specific disease
-NOT a normal part of aging
-Alzheimers is the most common cause of progressive dementia
-symptoms that impact you intellectually and socially, so you can no longer live
independently
-Alterations of personality and behavior
-movement disorders or sensory disturbances occur
Dementia is used as - CORRECT ANSWER-An umbrella term to group diseases
with memory loss
Symptoms of aphasia will - CORRECT ANSWER--emerge slowly
-worsen overtime
,-restrict ability to function
Cortical Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Changes to the cerebral cortex
-Alzheimers
-Picks
Subcortical Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Changes to the basal ganglia,
thalamus, and brain stem
Brain areas affects are associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER-Short term
memory, new learning, and other higher cognitive functions
Diagnosing dementia - CORRECT ANSWER--Short term memory impairment
AND
One of:
-Aphasia
-Apraxia
-Agnosia
-Abstract thinking/exec functioning impairments
Short term memory impairment - CORRECT ANSWER-Inability to learn and
retain new informaiton and recall old information
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, Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER-Unable speak language effectively
-In dementia its fluent
-impaired comprehension
-Can initiate a conversation
-Intact grammar and syntax, but what is being said doesnt make sense
-later language is mute or echolalia
Apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER-unable to perform motor activities yet they have
intact motor function
-Need help with activities of daily living
Agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER-Difficulty recognizing or identifying objects
despite intact sensory function
-later in the course of the illness
Impaired executive function - CORRECT ANSWER-Inability to plan, initiate,
sequence, monitor, or stop complex behaviors
-Contributes to loss of activities of daily living
Behavior Disturbances Common - CORRECT ANSWER--Wondering at night
-Physically combative
-argue with care takers
Answers 100% PASS
Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-An acquired syndrome that is marked by
memory loss and cognitive decline
-Diffuse impairment of memory, intellect, and cognition
-NOT a specific disease
-NOT a normal part of aging
-Alzheimers is the most common cause of progressive dementia
-symptoms that impact you intellectually and socially, so you can no longer live
independently
-Alterations of personality and behavior
-movement disorders or sensory disturbances occur
Dementia is used as - CORRECT ANSWER-An umbrella term to group diseases
with memory loss
Symptoms of aphasia will - CORRECT ANSWER--emerge slowly
-worsen overtime
,-restrict ability to function
Cortical Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Changes to the cerebral cortex
-Alzheimers
-Picks
Subcortical Dementia - CORRECT ANSWER-Changes to the basal ganglia,
thalamus, and brain stem
Brain areas affects are associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER-Short term
memory, new learning, and other higher cognitive functions
Diagnosing dementia - CORRECT ANSWER--Short term memory impairment
AND
One of:
-Aphasia
-Apraxia
-Agnosia
-Abstract thinking/exec functioning impairments
Short term memory impairment - CORRECT ANSWER-Inability to learn and
retain new informaiton and recall old information
COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER-Unable speak language effectively
-In dementia its fluent
-impaired comprehension
-Can initiate a conversation
-Intact grammar and syntax, but what is being said doesnt make sense
-later language is mute or echolalia
Apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER-unable to perform motor activities yet they have
intact motor function
-Need help with activities of daily living
Agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER-Difficulty recognizing or identifying objects
despite intact sensory function
-later in the course of the illness
Impaired executive function - CORRECT ANSWER-Inability to plan, initiate,
sequence, monitor, or stop complex behaviors
-Contributes to loss of activities of daily living
Behavior Disturbances Common - CORRECT ANSWER--Wondering at night
-Physically combative
-argue with care takers
