Unit 5: Confusion, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease

Question 1

the inability to think logically and clearly

Answer 1

confusion

Question 2

a state of severe confusion that occurs suddenly and is usually temporary.

Answer 2

Delirium

Question 3

the ability to think logically and clearly.

Answer 3

cognition

Question 4

loss of ability to think logically and clearly.

Answer 4

cognitive impairment

Question 5

the serious loss of mental abilities, such as thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating.

Answer 5

dementia

Question 6

a progressive, incurable disease that causes tangled nerve fibers and protein deposits to form in the brain, which eventually cause dementia.

Answer 6

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 7

the repetition of words, phrases, questions, or actions

Answer 7

perseveration

Question 8

becoming restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening, or night.

Answer 8

Sun Downing

Question 9

reacting to something in an unreasonable, exaggerated way

Answer 9

catastrophic reaction

Question 10

walking back and forth in the same area.

Answer 10

Pacing

Question 11

walking aimlessly around the facility or facility grounds

Answer 11

Wandering

Question 12

in medicine, when a person with Alzheimer’s disease wanders away from a protected area and does not return.

Answer 12

Elope

Question 13

false or distorted sensory perceptions

Answer 13

Hallucinations

Question 14

persistent false beliefs.

Answer 14

Delusions

Question 15

Going through drawers, closets or personal items that belong to oneself or others

Answer 15

Rummaging

Question 16

collecting and putting things away in a guarded way

Answer 16

Hoarding

Question 17

giving value to or approving.

Answer 17

Validating