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DEMENTIA

100

Unlike dementia, this condition often has a sudden onset and is caused by a physical or mental health disorder.  

Delirium

200

Memory loss, confusion, and poor judgment might suggest this form of dementia caused by tiny strokes.

Vascular Dementia

300

This term describes dementia caused by two or more overlapping conditions, like Alzheimer’s and vascular dementia.

Mixed dementia

400

This type of dementia features fluctuating cognition, vivid hallucinations, and Parkinson-like symptoms.

Lewy body dementia

500

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

BRAIN

100

This brain area, known as the 'emotional brain,' is responsible for connecting emotions and memories.

Lymbic system

200

When vision processing is impaired, which brain lobe is likely damaged?

occipital lobe

300

A person struggles to remember familiar faces or where they are, and may cause auditory hallucinations. Which brain lobe is likely affected?

Temporal lobe

400

If a person struggles with sequencing tasks or forgets how to use familiar tools, this lobe may be impacted.

Parietal lobe

500

This lobe is responsible for advanced planning, judgment, and decision-making, as well as regulating emotions.

frontal lobe

OTHERS

100

What does DOS stand for?

Direct Observation System

200

A family member avoids visiting their loved one with dementia. This emotion might be behind the behaviour:

Denial

300

What do we call when caregiver looks after a parent and their own children at the same time

Double dependency

400

These symptoms - confusion, agitation, and worsening behavior - occur later in the day in some dementia clients

Sundowning

500

This concept involved recognizing all the unique qualities that make up a person with dementia

personhood

CARE

100

This type of care is provided in the client's home, supporting independence for as long as possible

Home care

200

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

300

Providing short-term relief for informal caregivers is the goal of this service

Respite care

400

List 5 treatable conditions that can mimic dementia symptoms

depression, infections, thyroid disease, vitamin deficiencies, medication side effects

500

This term describes when a caregiver recognizes that problems are due to the disease and avoids taking action personally

detachment

STAGES/OTHERS

100

In this stage, client have no noticeable impairment and has normal functions

Stage 1

200

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

300

In this stage, the client requires assistance with ADLs. Answer the stage and list 3 ADLs.

Stage 6

400

This term describes repeated verbal outbursts or noises that can be disruptive in care settings.

Vocally disruptive behaviour

500

This repetitive behaviour involves a person repeating the same word, question, or phrase over and over

perseveration