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haleyc112

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People with dementia often show difficulty with abstract thinking. Which of the following questions to a person with dementia would help to demonstrate this difficulty?
 
  a. What time is it?
  b. What was the name of your first grade teacher?
  c. Why are a baseball bat and a hockey stick alike?
  d. What would you like to have for supper tonight?

Question 2

Which of these individuals is experiencing visual agnosia?
 
  a. Tim, who cannot see as a result of a sensory deficit
  b. Ted, who knows what an object is for, but who does not know its name
  c. Teresa, who cannot move her mouth muscles to name an object
  d. Tess, who does not recognize a pencil as something meaningful



chloejackso

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d.



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