| A | B |
|---|
| Delirium | A state of temporary but acute mental confusion |
| Delusion | A false belief |
| dementia | The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain. (De-means from. Mentia means mind.) |
| hallucination | seeing, hearing, or feeling something thatis not real |
| sundowning | sdigns, symptoms, and behaviors of Alzheimers increase during hours of darkness |
| Cognitive function is affected by | changes in the brain due to aging or certain diseases |
| Memory, thinking, reasoning, ability to understand, judgement, and behavior are all parts of: | cognitive functioning |
| The most common type of dementia | alzheimers |
| What form of dementia is alzheimers? | the most common type of PERMANENT dementia. |
| The most common mental health problem in older persons is: | Depression |
| signs of Alzheimers disease: | A steady decline in memory and mental function |
| Alzheimers is described in 3 stages: | Stage 1:Mild, Stage 2:Moderate, Stage 3:Severe |
| Wandering, sundowning, hallucinations, delusions, having catastrophic reactions, being agitated and restless, Aggressive and combative, screaming, having abnormal sexual behaviors, or repetative behaviors are all signs of: | Alzheimers disease (AD) |
| People who have AD do not choose to be forgetful, incontinent, agitated, or rude. The cannot control what is happening to them. If the person can't control it, who can? What is responsible for their behaviors? | The disease. The disease is responsible for the behaviors, signs, and symptoms the person is exhibiting. |
