Reference no: EM133445404

1. It is important to ensure there are opportunities for meaningful activity and engagement

A. 2-3 hours a day

B. at pre-designated times of day

C. 24 hours a day

2. Meaningful activity and engagement may increase a person's cognitive decline as their dementia progresses.

A. False

B. True

3. When a person has dementia and fluctuating capacity, we_________________when opportunities to engage with them will occur when

A. can't predict

B. can predict

C. can plan

4. Its suggested that considering how you can meet each 'core activity need' for a person over the course of a________________

A. day

B.week

C.month

5. It is important to think about how you can adapt an activity to suit a person's ability and the stage of their dementia.

A. False

B. True

6. Tick all that apply.

Dementia can affect a person's ability to:

A.judge distance

B.concentrate

C.communicate

7. The negative behaviours that are associated with dementia may be exacerbated by:

A. interaction, engagement or connection

B. conversation, patience or stimulation

C. boredom, frustration or anxiety

8. With dementia, a person's capacity to understand and engage with another person:

A. can be predicted based easily

B. disappears altogether

C. is always the same

D. can fluctuate at different times

9. We must be mindful, when helping people, that we do not unintentionally:

A. enable them

B. disable them

C. empower them

10. According to the course, when providing meaningful activity and engagement for people living with dementia, it is important to:

A. be spontaneous

B. be regimented

C. be predictable

11. Meaningful activity and engagement is about promoting a sense of_________ with each individual.

A. apathy

B. perspective

C. connection

12.___________ can be an effective method of connecting with a person with advanced dementia, as long as staff are appropriately trained.

A. hand massage

B. acupuncture

C. loud music