Author Question: The first piece of advice given by the wife in Personal Insights 20.2 who cared for her husband with ... (Read 69 times)

BRWH · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The first piece of advice given by the wife in Personal Insights 20.2 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

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 2

When individuals progress into the late stages of Alzheimer's disease family members should

a. keep them at home with family and friends
b. seek out new medications to assist with problem solving
c. be open to seeking help from community resources
d. develop a routine of exercises to keep blood flowing to the brain
e. reject placement in institutional care