Question 1

The 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include __________.

Accepted Answer

A) misplacing things from time to time 
B) sometimes feeling weary of work, family, or social obligations 
C) becoming irritable when specific routines are disrupted 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) misplacing things from time to time 
B) sometimes feeling weary of work, family, or social obligations 
C) becoming irritable when specific routines are disrupted 
D) All of these 
E) None of these E

Question 2

In Chapter 1 in our textbook, we identified four themes that would underlie much of our discussions in this course. Then in Chapter 20, we returned to those four themes to indicate how we had seen them reappear in discussions of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Explain what you have learned about these four basic themes and how learning about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders helped to enrich your understanding of these themes.

Accepted Answer

The four themes identified in Chapter 1 of our textbook were: 1) the impact of genetics and environment on health and disease, 2) the importance of understanding the biological basis of behavior and cognition, 3) the role of stress and coping in health and illness, and 4) the significance of social relationships and support in health and well-being.

Throughout the course, we delved deeper into these themes and explored how they manifest in various aspects of health and disease. However, it was in Chapter 20 that we saw these themes resurface in our discussions of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Learning about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders enriched our understanding of these themes in several ways. Firstly, it highlighted the complex interplay between genetics and environment in the development and progression of the disease. We learned about the genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's and how they interact with environmental factors such as lifestyle and exposure to toxins.

Secondly, studying Alzheimer's disease deepened our understanding of the biological basis of behavior and cognition. We explored the neurobiological changes that occur in the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's and how these changes impact their cognitive and behavioral functioning.

Additionally, our discussions on Alzheimer's disease shed light on the role of stress and coping in health and illness. We learned about the emotional and psychological impact of the disease on both individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's and their caregivers, and how coping strategies can influence the overall well-being of those affected.

Lastly, our exploration of Alzheimer's disease emphasized the significance of social relationships and support in the context of health and well-being. We discussed the importance of social connections for individuals with Alzheimer's and how social support can positively impact their quality of life.

In summary, learning about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders provided a real-world context for the four themes identified in Chapter 1 of our textbook. It demonstrated how these themes are interconnected and play a crucial role in understanding and addressing complex health issues such as Alzheimer's disease.

Question 3

In order to be happy, Kuhn suggested that people with Alzheimer's disease have three central needs that go beyond physical requirements. Those three needs are:

Accepted Answer

A) Intimacy, community, and meaningful activities 
B) Shelter, clothing, and food 
C) Rejection, loneliness, and real or imagined fears 
D) Writing a journal or book about personal experiences, being shown how fears are unwarranted, and with opportunities to express their sexuality 
E) Having their mistakes corrected, focusing on current news events, and taking them off all medications other than those directly related to their dementia 
A) Intimacy, community, and meaningful activities 
B) Shelter, clothing, and food 
C) Rejection, loneliness, and real or imagined fears 
D) Writing a journal or book about personal experiences, being shown how fears are unwarranted, and with opportunities to express their sexuality 
E) Having their mistakes corrected, focusing on current news events, and taking them off all medications other than those directly related to their dementia A

Question 4

A helpful intervention for a person with Alzheimer's disease would be to:

Accepted Answer

A) Keep reminding that person that he or she is confused. 
B) Keep encouraging that person with new tasks. 
C) Draw the person's attention to abilities he or she has lost. 
D) Try not to modify previous norms of behavior. 
E) Reassure them they are still valued and will not be abandoned. 
A) Keep reminding that person that he or she is confused. 
B) Keep encouraging that person with new tasks. 
C) Draw the person's attention to abilities he or she has lost. 
D) Try not to modify previous norms of behavior. 
E) Reassure them they are still valued and will not be abandoned.

Question 5

The Alzheimer's Association projects that by 2050, the number of individuals 65 years of age or older living with Alzheimer's disease in North America will be:

Accepted Answer

A) 3.4 million 
B) Six million 
C) 11.5 million 
D) 13.8 million 
E) 21.3 million 
A) 3.4 million 
B) Six million 
C) 11.5 million 
D) 13.8 million 
E) 21.3 million

Question 6

Families who are struggling with a member with dementia can get help from a support group because members of the group:

Accepted Answer

A) Know what it is really like to struggle with dementia 
B) Are able to help individuals give vent to what they are experiencing 
C) Can offer advice on how to cope better with the situation 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) Know what it is really like to struggle with dementia 
B) Are able to help individuals give vent to what they are experiencing 
C) Can offer advice on how to cope better with the situation 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 7

For individuals who have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other dementia in their medical records, the Alzheimer's Association __________.

Accepted Answer

A) has stated that well over half of them or their caregivers report being told of their diagnosis 
B) has advocated that the diagnosis should be revealed in clear language to the person who has been diagnosed 
C) has maintained that communicating diagnoses even in a caring and supportive manner cannot outweigh fears of causing emotional distress, stigma, or adverse behavior 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) has stated that well over half of them or their caregivers report being told of their diagnosis 
B) has advocated that the diagnosis should be revealed in clear language to the person who has been diagnosed 
C) has maintained that communicating diagnoses even in a caring and supportive manner cannot outweigh fears of causing emotional distress, stigma, or adverse behavior 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 8

Once a person develops Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, what is likely to happen?

Accepted Answer

A) A sense of grief will overwhelm all other reactions. 
B) Families can anticipate that their bereavement will not begin after that person's death. 
C) In retrospect, families may be able to recognize some positive aspects in their journey. 
D) The premature death of the body can be expected to precede the death of the person. 
E) All of these 
A) A sense of grief will overwhelm all other reactions. 
B) Families can anticipate that their bereavement will not begin after that person's death. 
C) In retrospect, families may be able to recognize some positive aspects in their journey. 
D) The premature death of the body can be expected to precede the death of the person. 
E) All of these

Question 9

Persons with Alzheimer's disease and their family members are likely to experience:

Accepted Answer

A) Emotional challenges 
B) Physical challenges 
C) Social challenges 
D) Behavioral challenges 
E) All of these 
A) Emotional challenges 
B) Physical challenges 
C) Social challenges 
D) Behavioral challenges 
E) All of these

Question 10

The first piece of advice given by the wife in Personal Insights 20.2 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living who cared for her husband with Alzheimer's disease is to act quickly to have a complete medical examination to determine what is going on. She offers this advice because:

Accepted Answer

A) It will help foster denial. 
B) This disease can start slowly and unevenly over a long period of time. 
C) Early on she acknowledged what was happening. 
D) She had access to a reliable primary physician who was a longtime family friend. 
E) This is a shameful disease that arises from improper behavior. 
A) It will help foster denial. 
B) This disease can start slowly and unevenly over a long period of time. 
C) Early on she acknowledged what was happening. 
D) She had access to a reliable primary physician who was a longtime family friend. 
E) This is a shameful disease that arises from improper behavior.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about family members and friends who are providing unpaid care to a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia?

Accepted Answer

A) Most are women. 
B) Many face problems arising from living at a distance from the impaired person. 
C) Many have health problems of their own. 
D) Most can take time off from work or caring for children. 
E) They often experience high levels of physical and psychological stress. 
A) Most are women. 
B) Many face problems arising from living at a distance from the impaired person. 
C) Many have health problems of their own. 
D) Most can take time off from work or caring for children. 
E) They often experience high levels of physical and psychological stress.

Question 12

Reliable estimates for 2014 identified Alzheimer's disease as the cause of:

Accepted Answer

A) Less than 10,000 deaths 
B) Approximately 23,000 deaths 
C) More than 93,000 deaths 
D) Nearly 150,000 deaths 
E) Approximately one million deaths 
A) Less than 10,000 deaths 
B) Approximately 23,000 deaths 
C) More than 93,000 deaths 
D) Nearly 150,000 deaths 
E) Approximately one million deaths

Question 13

The 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include __________.

Accepted Answer

A) making bad judgments or decisions from time to time 
B) sometimes having difficulty finding the right word 
C) experiencing trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) making bad judgments or decisions from time to time 
B) sometimes having difficulty finding the right word 
C) experiencing trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 14

Books for children about Alzheimer's disease, such as those listed in Focus On 20.5 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living, __________.

Accepted Answer

A) typically explain why grandparents with this disease no longer love their grandchildren 
B) identify constructive roles children can play when a family member has this disease 
C) show why children's fears are and must remain justified in this context 
D) show how it would be best for family members not to talk about this disease 
E) tell children they can no longer enjoy activities they once shared with the person with Alzheimer's disease 
A) typically explain why grandparents with this disease no longer love their grandchildren 
B) identify constructive roles children can play when a family member has this disease 
C) show why children's fears are and must remain justified in this context 
D) show how it would be best for family members not to talk about this disease 
E) tell children they can no longer enjoy activities they once shared with the person with Alzheimer's disease

Question 15

Dementia is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) characterized by conditions that result in damaged brain cells or connections between brain cells 
B) a condition in which decline in cognitive abilities does not interfere with daily life 
C) typified by sudden onset and significant fluctuations in mood 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) characterized by conditions that result in damaged brain cells or connections between brain cells 
B) a condition in which decline in cognitive abilities does not interfere with daily life 
C) typified by sudden onset and significant fluctuations in mood 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 16

The Alzheimer's Association has estimated that in 2016, unpaid care was being provided to a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia by how many family members and friends?

Accepted Answer

A) Three million 
B) Five million 
C) 11 million 
D) 15 million 
E) 23 million 
A) Three million 
B) Five million 
C) 11 million 
D) 15 million 
E) 23 million

Question 17

When persons with advanced dementia who have been institutionalized develop a new relationship with another resident in the facility, that person is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) reacting to the perception that all the people he or she knows and loves have disappeared 
B) searching for joy 
C) in need of a friend and companionship 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) reacting to the perception that all the people he or she knows and loves have disappeared 
B) searching for joy 
C) in need of a friend and companionship 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 18

In 2011, the Alzheimer's Association announced "a major milestone in the field," that in part involved identifying three stages of Alzheimer's disease. They are:

Accepted Answer

A) Delirium, early onset Alzheimer's disease, and late onset Alzheimer's disease 
B) Preclinical Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment (MCI)due to Alzheimer's disease, and dementia due to Alzheimer's disease 
C) Family reports of changes in thinking skills and behavior, cognitive tests and physical and neurological examinations, and blood tests and brain imaging 
D) Mild, middle, and major neurocognitive disorder 
E) The protein tau, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuronal degeneration 
A) Delirium, early onset Alzheimer's disease, and late onset Alzheimer's disease 
B) Preclinical Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment (MCI)due to Alzheimer's disease, and dementia due to Alzheimer's disease 
C) Family reports of changes in thinking skills and behavior, cognitive tests and physical and neurological examinations, and blood tests and brain imaging 
D) Mild, middle, and major neurocognitive disorder 
E) The protein tau, neurofibrillary tangles, and neuronal degeneration

Question 19

Many communities developed "Silver Alert" systems to notify professionals and members of the public when an individual with dementia __________.

Accepted Answer

A) experiences memory problems 
B) wanders away or otherwise disappears from his or her living quarters 
C) exhibits profound changes in mood or personality 
D) All of these 
E) None of these 
A) experiences memory problems 
B) wanders away or otherwise disappears from his or her living quarters 
C) exhibits profound changes in mood or personality 
D) All of these 
E) None of these

Question 20

The best source from which to seek help and information about Alzheimer's disease is:

Accepted Answer

A) Medicaid 
B) Local Area Agencies on Aging 
C) The functions of a societal death system 
D) Hospice bereavement programs 
E) Widow-to-Widow programs 
A) Medicaid 
B) Local Area Agencies on Aging 
C) The functions of a societal death system 
D) Hospice bereavement programs 
E) Widow-to-Widow programs

The 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include __________.

In order to be happy, Kuhn suggested that people with Alzheimer's disease have three central needs that go beyond physical requirements. Those three needs are:

A helpful intervention for a person with Alzheimer's disease would be to:

The Alzheimer's Association projects that by 2050, the number of individuals 65 years of age or older living with Alzheimer's disease in North America will be:

Families who are struggling with a member with dementia can get help from a support group because members of the group:

For individuals who have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other dementia in their medical records, the Alzheimer's Association __________.

Once a person develops Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, what is likely to happen?

Persons with Alzheimer's disease and their family members are likely to experience:

The first piece of advice given by the wife in Personal Insights 20.2 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living who cared for her husband with Alzheimer's disease is to act quickly to have a complete medical examination to determine what is going on. She offers this advice because:

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about family members and friends who are providing unpaid care to a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia?

Reliable estimates for 2014 identified Alzheimer's disease as the cause of:

The 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include __________.

Books for children about Alzheimer's disease, such as those listed in Focus On 20.5 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living, __________.

Dementia is __________.

The Alzheimer's Association has estimated that in 2016, unpaid care was being provided to a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia by how many family members and friends?

When persons with advanced dementia who have been institutionalized develop a new relationship with another resident in the facility, that person is __________.

In 2011, the Alzheimer's Association announced "a major milestone in the field," that in part involved identifying three stages of Alzheimer's disease. They are:

Many communities developed "Silver Alert" systems to notify professionals and members of the public when an individual with dementia __________.

The best source from which to seek help and information about Alzheimer's disease is:

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

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Exam 20: Illustrating the Themes of This Book: Alzheimers Disease and Related Disorders

The 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include __________.

In order to be happy, Kuhn suggested that people with Alzheimer's disease have three central needs that go beyond physical requirements. Those three needs are:

A helpful intervention for a person with Alzheimer's disease would be to:

The Alzheimer's Association projects that by 2050, the number of individuals 65 years of age or older living with Alzheimer's disease in North America will be:

Families who are struggling with a member with dementia can get help from a support group because members of the group:

For individuals who have a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or other dementia in their medical records, the Alzheimer's Association __________.

Once a person develops Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, what is likely to happen?

Persons with Alzheimer's disease and their family members are likely to experience:

The first piece of advice given by the wife in Personal Insights 20.2 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living who cared for her husband with Alzheimer's disease is to act quickly to have a complete medical examination to determine what is going on. She offers this advice because:

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about family members and friends who are providing unpaid care to a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia?

Reliable estimates for 2014 identified Alzheimer's disease as the cause of:

The 10 warning signs of Alzheimer's disease include __________.

Books for children about Alzheimer's disease, such as those listed in Focus On 20.5 in the eighth edition of Death & Dying, Life & Living, __________.

Dementia is __________.

The Alzheimer's Association has estimated that in 2016, unpaid care was being provided to a person with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia by how many family members and friends?

When persons with advanced dementia who have been institutionalized develop a new relationship with another resident in the facility, that person is __________.

In 2011, the Alzheimer's Association announced "a major milestone in the field," that in part involved identifying three stages of Alzheimer's disease. They are:

Many communities developed "Silver Alert" systems to notify professionals and members of the public when an individual with dementia __________.

The best source from which to seek help and information about Alzheimer's disease is:

Education About Death, Dying, and Bereavement

Changing Encounters With Death

Changing Attitudes Toward Death

Death-Related Practices and the American Death System

Cultural Patterns and Death

Coping With Dying

Coping With Dying: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Dying: How Communities Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief

Coping With Loss and Grief: How Individuals Can Help

Coping With Loss and Grief: Funeral Practices and Other Ways Communities Can Help

Children

Adolescents

Young and Middle-Aged Adults

Older Adults

Legal Issues

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Aided Death: Assisted Suicide, Euthanasia, and Aid in Dying

The Meaning and Place of Death in Life

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