Confusiom, Dementia And Alzheimers

Question 1

Confusion

Answer 1

Inability to think clearly and logically

Question 2

Elope

Answer 2

Resident and AD wanders away from protected area and doesn’t return

Question 3

Reminiscence Therapy

Answer 3

Encourages residents to speak about their past

Question 4

Delirium

Answer 4

State of severe confusion; temporary

Question 5

Activity Therapy

Answer 5

Prevents Boredom and frustration in residents

Question 6

Hallucinations

Answer 6

Believing things that aren’t there

Question 7

Rummaging

Answer 7

When a resident goes through drawers, closets, personal belongings or others belongings

Question 8

Delusions

Answer 8

Beliefs that isn’t true

Question 9

Cognition

Answer 9

The ability to think logically and clearly

Question 10

Pacing

Answer 10

Resident who walks back and forth in the same spot

Question 11

Perseveration

Answer 11

The repetition of words, phrases, questions and actions

Question 12

Alzheimer’s Disease

Answer 12

Progressive, incurable disease, tangled nerve and protein fibers that forms in the brain

Question 13

Catastrophic reaction

Answer 13

Resident with AD overreacts to a situation

Question 14

Wandering

Answer 14

A resident who walks around facility aimlessly

Question 15

Sundowning

Answer 15

When a Resident with AD becomes restless and agitated late afternoon, evening or at night

Question 16

Hoarding

Answer 16

Collecting and putting things away in a guarded way

Question 17

Validating

Answer 17

Giving value or approval

Question 18

Validation Therapy

Answer 18

Helps reduce agitation and comfort

Question 19

Music Therapy

Answer 19

Helps residents achieve goals, manage stress, improve mood and cognition

Question 20

Dementia

Answer 20

Serious loss of mental abilities

Question 21

Cognition impairment

Answer 21

Loss of ability to think logically and clearly

Question 22

3 General Principles helping with AD

Answer 22

• develop a routine and stick to it
• promote self care

-take good care of themselves, physically and mentally