Question

1. what is a good way to approach a person living with dementia to reduce startling them?

approach from the side
approach from behind
approach from the front
approach quickly

1. what is a verbal security blanket?

words that bring comfort like love, laughter, chocolate, family, and peace
words spoken by caregivers to preserve the dignity of the person living with dementia
generalities or comfort phrases used when answering questions
words or phrases like im sorry, used by the person living with dementia to cover up mistakes

1. how does dementia affect a persons ability to communicate nonverbally?

it improves their nonverbal skills.
it eliminates their nonverbal skills
it may make them more reliant on gestures and tone
it has no impact on nonverbal communication

1. what might be a reason for a person living with dementia frequently repeating stories?

they are trying to mislead you
they enjoy the stories
they cannot recall recent events
they are testing your memory

1. what is a neologism?

a made - up word
a string of real words

Explanation:

• Question 6: Approaching from the front allows the person to see you coming, reducing the startle response. Approaching from the side or behind can be more startling, and approaching quickly is also likely to startle.
• Question 7: A verbal security blanket refers to generalities or comfort phrases (e.g., "It's okay") used when answering questions to provide reassurance.
• Question 8: Dementia may make a person more reliant on non - verbal cues like gestures and tone as their verbal communication skills decline. It does not improve non - verbal skills, eliminate them completely, or have no impact.
• Question 9: Memory loss in dementia often means they cannot recall recent events, so they repeat stories from their more intact long - term memory. They are not trying to mislead, testing memory, or just enjoying the stories in a manipulative way.
• Question 10: A neologism is a newly coined or made - up word. A string of real words is not a neologism.

Answer:

1. Approach from the front
2. Generalities or comfort phrases used when answering questions
3. It may make them more reliant on gestures and tone
4. They cannot recall recent events
5. A made - up word