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danielfitts88

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Consider these health problems: Lewy body disease, Pick's disease, and Korsakoff's syndrome. Which term unifies these problems?
 
  a. Intoxication
  b. Dementia
  c. Delirium
  d. Amnesia

Question 2

An older adult was stopped by police for driving through a red light. When asked for a driver's license, the adult hands the police officer a pair of sunglasses. What sign of dementia is evident?
 
  a. Aphasia
  b. Apraxia
  c. Agnosia
  d. Memory impairment



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The listed health problems are all forms of dementia.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Agnosia refers to the loss of sensory ability to recognize objects. Aphasia refers to the loss of language ability. Apraxia refers to the loss of purposeful movement. No evidence of memory loss is revealed in this scenario.



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