Chapter 36: Dementia: assessment and care approaches

1. Alzheimer’s disease results from __________ of the cerebral cortex.

Answer: Atrophy

2. Huntington’s disease, as well as leading to dementia, also affects ________ nerve pathways.

Answer: Motor

3. The number of people with dementia in the UK from black or minority ethnic groups is _______.

Answer: 25,000

4. According to Tom Kitwood, relationships between carers and people with dementia under the Standard Paradigm are in the form ‘I-It’. He believes person-centred relationships should be in the form ‘I-____’.

Answer: Thou

5. An anti-dementia drug that may be prescribed by a Memory Assessment Service is A_________.

Answer: Aricept

6. Admiral Nurses are supported by the Charity ______.

Answer: Dementia UK

7. A care home that does not require a nurse to be in charge is known as a _________ home.

Answer: Residential