Confusion, Dementia, & Alzheimers Disease Quiz
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going through drawers, closets, or personal items that belong to oneself or to other peopls
A. hoarding
B. validating
C. rummaging
collecting and putting things away in a guarding way
A. hoarding
B. rummaging
C. validating
a progressive, degenerative, and irreversible disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, eventually causing dementia
A. Lewy body dementia
B. Parkinson’s disease
C. Alzheimer’s disease
D. Huntington’s disease
when a person walks back and forth
A. perseveration
B. pacing
C. wandering
D. sundowning
when a person repeats words, phrases, questions, or actions:
A. perserveration
B. pacing
C. wandering
D. sundowning
disease that gets continually worse; eventually causes a breakdown of body systems
A. degenerative
B. onset
C. irreversible
D. progressive
disease that advances; tends to spread to other parts of the body and affects many body functions
A. degenerative
B. irreversible
C. onset
D. progressive
when someone believes things that are not true
A. delusions
B. hallucinations
C. illusions
D. craziness
When the ability to think logically and clearly is impaired
A. cognitive impairment
B. confusion
C. delirium
D. dementia
type of therapy that allows residents to believe that they live in the past or in imaginary circumstances
A. rummaging
B. hoarding
C. validation
when a person gets restless and agitated late in the afternoon, evening, or night
A. perseveration
B. pacing
C. wandering
D. sundowning
when a person walks aimlessly around the facility or the facility grounds
A. perseveration
B. wandering
C. pacing
D. sundowning
when someone sees, hears, smells, tastes, or feels things that are not there
A. delusions
B. hallucinations
C. illusions
D. craziness
a disease or condition that cannot be cured
A. degenerative
B. onset
C. irreversible
D. progressive
a state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly and is usually temporary
A. cognitive impairment
B. confusion
C. delirium
D. dementia
