DEMENTIA
Unlike dementia, this condition often has a sudden onset and is caused by a physical or mental health disorder.
Delirium
This brain area, known as the 'emotional brain,' is responsible for connecting emotions and memories.
Lymbic system
What does DOS stand for?
Direct Observation System
This type of care is provided in the client's home, supporting independence for as long as possible
Home care
In this stage, client have no noticeable impairment and has normal functions
Stage 1
Memory loss, confusion, and poor judgment might suggest this form of dementia caused by tiny strokes.
Vascular Dementia
When vision processing is impaired, which brain lobe is likely damaged?
occipital lobe
Denial
A facility designed to meet the needs of individuals who can no longer be cared for at home is called this
Special care home/LTC
In this stage, the client requires full-time assistance and loss of speech. In this state, it is helpful to connect with the client by engaging the senses such as touch.
Stage 7
This term describes dementia caused by two or more overlapping conditions, like Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia.
Mixed dementia
A person struggles to remember familiar faces or where they are, and may cause auditory hallucinations. Which brain lobe is likely affected?
Temporal lobe
Double dependency
Providing short-term relief for informal caregivers is the goal of this service
Respite care
In this stage, the client requires assistance with ADLs. Answer the stage and list 3 ADLs.
Stage 6
This type of dementia features fluctuating cognition, vivid hallucinations, and Parkinson-like symptoms.
Lewy body dementia
If a person struggles with sequencing tasks or forgets how to use familiar tools, this lobe may be impacted.
Parietal lobe
Sundowning
List 5 treatable conditions that can mimic dementia symptoms
depression, infections, thyroid disease, vitamin deficiencies, medication side effects
This term describes repeated verbal outbursts or noises that can be disruptive in care settings.
Vocally disruptive behaviour
This rare dementia is linked to a prion protein and causes the brain to develop sponge-like holes, with rapid progression of the symptoms.
Crutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
This lobe is responsible for advanced planning, judgment, and decision-making, as well as regulating emotions.
frontal lobe
This concept involved recognizing all the unique qualities that make up a person with dementia
personhood
This term describes when a caregiver recognizes that problems are due to the disease and avoids taking action personally
detachment
This repetitive behaviour involves a person repeating the same word, question, or phrase over and over
perseveration