| A | B |
|---|
| may lose some of our ability to think logically and quickly | cognition |
| affects thinking, remembering, reasoning, and communicating | dementia |
| state of severe confusion | delirum |
| inability to think clearly | confusion |
| a progressive, degenerative, and irreversible disease | alzheimer's disease |
| continues to walk back and forth in same area | pacing |
| walks aimlessly around facility | wandering |
| sees things that are not there | hallucinations |
| believes things that are not true | delusions |
| gets restless and agitated in the late afternoon, evening or night | sundowning |
| collecting and putting things away in a guarded way | hoarding |
| taking things that does not belong to them | pillaging |
| using items to help resident remember wh and where they are | reality orientation |
| letting resident believe they live in the past or in imaginary circumstances | validation therapy |
