Question

question 8

what is a common symptom of someone who has been living with dementia for a long time?

• becoming more calm and passive
• not caring about things they have control over
• writing down dates
• hiding items

Explanation:

Analyze the question context

The question asks for a common symptom of someone who has been living with dementia for a long time (indicating moderate-to-severe or late-stage dementia). We need to evaluate the behavioral and cognitive changes associated with long-term progression of the disease.

Evaluate the options

• Becoming more calm and passive: While some individuals can become apathetic, progressive dementia often leads to increased agitation, confusion, and restlessness rather than a general shift toward calm passivity.
• Not caring about things they have control over: This is a vague description and does not represent a classic, clinically recognized behavioral symptom of long-term dementia.
• Writing down dates: This is a compensatory strategy typically used in Early-stage Dementia to cope with mild memory loss, rather than a symptom of long-term, advanced dementia.
• Hiding items: As dementia progresses over a long time, individuals frequently misplace objects or intentionally hide them (often due to confusion, paranoia, or memory loss about where things belong), which is a well-documented behavioral symptom of moderate-to-severe dementia.

Answer:

• (A) Becoming more calm and passive
• (B) Not caring about things they have control over
• (C) Writing down dates
• (D) Hiding items (Correct answer)