Alzheimer's Disease

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Alzheimer's Disease

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An irreversible disease, like Alzheimer's, can be cured with proper treatment. *

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The stages of progression of Alzheimer's are the same in all people *

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No cure exists for Alzheimer's disease *

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True

False

In the last stage of Alzheimer's, people have no verbal abilities and need help with all activities of daily living *

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True

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People with Alzheimer's are purposely rude and angry with their caregivers *

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Taking good care of yourself is an important part of caring for dementia victims, since the job can be so draining *

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When communicating with someone who has Alzheimer's, you may need to repeat yourself or use drawings to get your point across *

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True

False

The amount of personal care a person with Alzheimer's needs is likely to increase as the disease progresses. *

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True

False

Sundowning means that people with Alzheimer's tend to become more alert and cooperative toward the end of the day *

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True

False

Depression is common among people with dementia *

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Exercise can help reduce restlessness and have other benefits for the person with dementia *

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True

False

Excellent care for a person with Alzheimer's involves promoting the person's dignity and independence for as long as possible *

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False

A serious loss of mental abilities that interfere with ADLs is called: *

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Activity therapy

Sundowning

Dementia

Respite Care

Alzheimer's disease is: *

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A reversible condition that can be cured

An irreversible condition that cannot be cured

A result of hardening of the arteries

A result of drug abuse

In the last stage of Alzheimer's, a person will not be able to: *

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speak

control bladder or bowels

recognize family or self

do any of the above

All of the following are helpful attitudes when working with people with Alzheimer's EXCEPT: *

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Treat all people with Alzheimer's the same way, to be fair

Work with family members

Work with the symptoms and behaviors you see

Do not take words or actions personally

When people with Alzheimer's are frightened or agitated you should: *

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Physically restrain them

Call their doctor immediately; it could mean they are very sick

Move and speak slowly and calmly

Quickly and loudly instruct them to calm down

Good strategies for communicating with people with Alzheimer's include: *

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Repeating yourself when necessary, using the same words

Using nonverbal communication, like gestures and pictures

Both A and B

None of the above

When a person with Alzheimer's keeps repeating words and actions, it is called *

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Provocation

Pacing

Perseveration

Hallucination

One technique that can help in managing difficult behaviors is: *

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Punishing the behavior

Using physical restraints

Recognizing and eliminating the triggers that cause the behaviors

Leaving people along until they can control themselves

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