Chapter 16: Delirium and Dementia

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   In mild cognitive impairment there is likely to be

A.	Social and vocational disability
B.	Impairment of activities of daily living
C.	Deficits of memory
D.	Wandering and disorientation

 

 

____     2.   The most significant finding that suggests a diagnosis of delirium is

A.	Rapid onset of symptoms that differ from baseline functioning
B.	Slow, progressive onset of symptoms that differ from baseline
C.	Difficulty in finding the right word to express an idea
D.	Delusions of grandiosity

 

 

____     3.   Medications that are frequently used for patients with dementia are

A.	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
B.	Selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
C.	Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
D.	Monoamine oxidase inhibitors

 

 

____     4.   In the early stages of dementia, frontal-temporal dementia is more likely than Alzheimer’s-type dementia to be characterized by

A.	Deficits in executive functioning
B.	Problems with memory
C.	Personality changes
D.	Losing things

 

 

____     5.   Which of the following symptoms is a core feature of frontal-temporal dementia?

A.	Speech and language problems
B.	Visual hallucinations
C.	Confusion and disorientation
D.	Loss of balance and falls

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

2. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1

 

3. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

4. ANS:  C                    PTS:   1

 

5. ANS:  A                    PTS:   1