Dementia part II | Stress and coping | Final Jeopardy! |
---|---|---|
What is executive functioning?
Planning, organization and abstract thinking are part of this type of functioning
|
What is eustress
Stress that motivates people to solve problems and meet goals
|
What is a bizarre delusion?
"I'm going to have tea with the Queen tomorrow, she's my special friend".
This is what type of delusion? |
What is Stage 1, or mild dementia
In this stage of dementia, activities like grocery shopping or paying bills are noticeably impaired.
|
What is post traumatic stress disorder?
This disorder occurs in individuals who have experienced a traumatic event outside the norm of what one would expect and one that makes them feel helpless
|
|
What is agraphia?
A term for the inability to read or write
|
What is distress
A term for the negative experience of stress
|
|
What anticholinergics or benzodiazepines?
One of the classes of medications that should be avoided for people with dementia.
|
What is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT).
A therapy that teaches techniques to help individuals change their thought patterns, in order to gain better control over their emotions and behaviour
|
|
What is tau protein?
This protein is subject to tangles and chemical changes that underlie the pathophysiological process in dementia.
|
What is the stress response.
All of a sudden my heart started racing, I couldn't breath and I felt like my chest was going to explode".
A term that describes this reaction of the body to a perceived threat. |
|