Dementia Awareness - Qp1
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- 1.Dementia is considered to be a genetic disease.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.In relation to dementia, in 2001 it was estimated that there were ______ people with dementia.
- A.
13.8 million
- B.
700000
- C.
1.5 million
- D.
850000
- 3.With specific regard to people with dementia, five principles can be seen to be essential.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 4.Dementia is a ______ and ______ disease that at the present time has no cure.
- A.
Chronic, persuasive
- B.
Chronic, persistent
- C.
Chronic, problematic
- D.
Chronic, progressive
- 5.Kitwood (1997) outlined ______ “access routes” into the world of the person with dementia.
- A.
Five
- B.
Six
- C.
Seven
- D.
Eight
- 6.Poetry: Kitwood (1997:76) notes:
- A.
Through attempting to experience some of the aspects of the dementing process for ourselves, we can gain valuable personal insights.
- B.
There are some aspects of the human experience for which ordinary prosaic forms of speech are too thin, too linear, too precise.
- C.
The ability to think “outside the box” when observing behaviours that the person with dementia is engaging in.
- D.
Speaking to people with dementia directly to elicit their experiences of the illness will assist in gaining an insight into what it is like to have dementia.
- 7.As a consequence, the person with dementia may experience: (Select two)
- A.
The willingness of those around them to give them a diagnosis
- B.
Their spouse being given information that is not shared with them
- C.
Being given false reasons or explanations as to what is occurring
- 8.In Stage Two, denial, living in the past, attachment, empathy and withdrawal are possible responses.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.______ specifically referred to issues surrounding the diagnosis process and access to relevant services as a consequence of the diagnosis.
- A.
Stigma
- B.
Dissatisfaction
- C.
Concerns
- D.
Desires
- 10.Traditionally, dementia was seen as an illness that comprises three stages, with each stage being defined by a score on the ______-Mental State Examination (Folstein et al 1975).
- A.
Midi
- B.
Mini
- C.
Maxi
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