Chapter 9 Quiz

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1. A patient can be diagnosed with dementia if they demonstrate deficits in
STM only
LTM only
both STM and LTM only
all of the above
none of the above

2. Dementia is a risk factor for eating and swallowing deficits.
True
False

3. Which of the following are appropriate goals for managing dementia? (check all that apply)
increase orientation
increase word-finding
family instruction
environmental manipulation

4. Alzheimers disease is more common in women than men.
True
False

5. Death in Alzheimer's usually results from respiratory failure secondary to brain stem degeneration.
True
False

6. Literal paraphasias are common in dementia.
True
False

7. Which of the following changes are typically the first to appear in Pick's Disease?
Attention
Memory
Personality
Judgment

8. Dementia can be associated with diseases affecting the extrapyramidal system.
True
False

9. Which is the most common cause of dementia?
multi-infarct
Alzheimer's
Auto-immune

10. A patient with dementia might be confused with patients who have
Broca's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia
Global aphasia
dysarthria