Question

exam : dementia care: normal aging vs. alzheimers/dementia

1. which of the following conditions can mimic symptoms of dementia?

anxiety
bipolar disorder
heart disease
poor nutrition

1. during which of the following stages of alzheimers can the person still complete daily self - care tasks?

early stage
middle stage
late stage
intermittent stage

1. which of the following symptoms is common during the late stage of alzheimers disease?

hoarding or rummaging through items
hand wringing or tissue shredding
mild memory loss
loss of awareness to their surroundings

Explanation:

1. Anxiety can cause cognitive - like symptoms such as memory problems and confusion that may seem like dementia. Bipolar disorder mainly affects mood, heart disease affects the cardiovascular system, and poor nutrition has general health impacts but not as directly mimicking dementia as anxiety.
2. In the early stage of Alzheimer's, the person still has relatively good cognitive and physical function to complete daily self - care tasks. In middle and late stages, the decline is more significant, and there is no "intermittent stage" in the standard Alzheimer's disease progression.
3. In the late stage of Alzheimer's, the person has a severe loss of cognitive function, including a loss of awareness of their surroundings. Hoarding or rummaging is more common in earlier stages, hand wringing or tissue shredding can occur in various stages but is not as characteristic of the late stage as loss of awareness, and mild memory loss is more typical of early stages.

Answer:

1. Anxiety
2. Early stage
3. Loss of awareness to their surroundings