Dementia

Question 1

Demographic risk factors for Alzheimers

Answer 1

1 in 9 (10.7%) age 65 and older
Almost 2/3 of Americans are women
Older black Americans are about twice as likely

Question 2

Types of dementia (besides Alzheimers)

Answer 2

Vascular dementia
Dementia with leeway bodies
Frontotemporal dementia
Parkinson’s disease
Posterior cortical dementia

Question 3

Long-term memory

Answer 3

Recollection of an important day in the distant past (childhood, etc)

Question 4

Short-term memory

Answer 4

Where you parked your car, what you had for lunch, etc

Question 5

Working memory

Answer 5

Operates over a few seconds, temporary storage manipulates information, focuses attention
Sequence of events in a story while understanding the story

Question 6

Factors associated with dementia

Answer 6

Include heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol

Question 7

Alzheimer’s stage 1

Answer 7

No impairment
Does not experience any memory problems

Question 8

Alzheimers stage 2

Answer 8

Mild cognitive decline
Person notices some lapses with memory but no symptoms are detected during medical work up/exams

Question 9

Alzheimers stage 3

Answer 9

Mild cognitive decline
Noticeable problems with word finding/names, problems at work, difficulty with organizing and planning

Question 10

Alzheimers stage 4

Answer 10

Moderate cognitive decline
Forget recent events, greater difficulty with home management tasks, moody, withdrawn behavior

Question 11

Alzheimers stage 5

Answer 11

Moderate-severe cognitive decline
Unable to recall personal information, long term memory is better than short term, requires assistance with home management, requires assistance selecting clothes for weather

Question 12

Alzheimers stage 6

Answer 12

Severe cognitive decline
Memory declines, personality affected, requires extensive help with daily activities and personal care

Question 13

Alzheimers stage 7

Answer 13

Very severe decline
Limited response to environment, assistance with all daily living activities, motor skills including swallowing impaired

Question 14

State of language and cognition in early stage dementia

Answer 14

Short term/working memory problems

Question 15

State of language and cognition in late stage dementia

Answer 15

Significant working memory problems

Question 16

Compensatory strategies for dementia

Answer 16

Writing important things down in a notebook to compensate for a weakness in memory
Taking breaks while doing tasks that take a long time to compensate for an impairment in the ability to concentrate

Question 17

Apraxia

Answer 17

Impaired ability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function

Question 18

Dysarthria

Answer 18

Inability to use speech that is distinct and connected because of a loss of muscle control after damage to the peripheral or central nervous system