Dementia & Mental Illness Crossword

This part of the bring forms and stores memories, and is very damaged in people with Alzheimer's disease
A term used to describe a state of mental confusion to person, place, and date/time
Loss of ability to receive visual sensory input and understand it
Also means self-isolation, very common with depression
Alzheimer's disease is progressive but slow, differing from vascular dementia which usually is stair-step
Drug proven the most effective for treating the symptoms related to Alzheimer's, but not effective for those in latter stages
The only method of definitively diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, with 100% certainty
Lacking a "filter", or conscious restraint of a behavior or social norm
Loss of ability to coordinate movement
Clinical term used to describe the shrinkage of an aging or Alzheimer's brain
Suspicious method of thinking, often includes delusions of persecution and grandeur
The inability to feel pleasure or happiness, or loss of interest--usually indicative of depression
A serious but common disorder of mood that may present as pain or irritability in older adults
Task ________ is breaking down a complex task into simple steps
Occurs with someone sees, hears, smells, tastes, or feels something that is not accurate--there is a misperceived stimulus
Altered level of consciousness with an acute change in cognition (mental status change), usually the first sign of infection or medical condition
Loss of memory
Alzheimer's disease is a brain disorder named for a German physician _____ Alzheimer, who first described it in 1906
Alzheimer's disease is the 5th leading cause of this in the United States
Extreme or prolonged periods of this impacts the mind, body, and spirit--can often lead to mental illness
Delirium and depression can _____ dementia--they both can create memory problems or make them worse
Any process in which a message containing information is transferred from one person to another, via any means
Fixed false beliefs that the person believes are true (very common)
There is none for Alzheimer's disease
Mental _______ is a condition that changes a person's way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, and interferes with everyday life
The demonstration of respect for the privacy of others
United States legislation from 1996 that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information
_______ and tangles are the abnormal structures in Alzheimer's block communication between nerve cells, damaging and killing them
A symptom of Alzheimer's disease that is characterized by loss of motivation, being withdrawn, and showing a lack of emotion
Not a formal diagnosis but a general term for impairment in memory and other cognitive domains
The second most common form of dementia, usually resulting from TIAs, CVAs, or other cardiovascular risk factors
The most common form of dementia, accounting for approximately 70% of cases
Choices pertaining to healthy or unhealthy habits as a way of living, such as smoking, exercise, diet, or alcohol intake
Disorder characterized by chronic exaggerated worry and tension
Lobe of the brain that controls higher cognitive functions, such as judgment, organizing, problem-solving, attention, and mood
Clinical term for a nerve cell
Common behavior of a person with Alzheimer's disease, usually with no purpose
Loss of ability to communicate with verbal language, both receptive and expressive
Early-_____ refers to Alzheimer's disease that occurs in a person under age 65
Term used to describe an irritating sensation or uneasiness, often causing a person the inability to sit still
Older adults have the highest rate of this, double the general population
____ body dementia is a progressive and debilitating brain disorder in which abnormal protein deposits build up in areas of the brain that regulate behavior, cognition, and movement/motor control; visual hallucinations are common with this type of dementia
A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including stiffness and tremors, where developing dementia is highly probable
Characterized by an impaired relationship with reality, and is a symptom of serious mental disorders
A very common state of feeling irritated or disturbed--80% of people who develop Alzheimer's eventually will experience this
Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, indicating a serious medical condition or disease
The act of distracting or re-assigning someone to a new or different place/purpose, in hopes to interrupt their current thought process
A term used to describe the decline or worsening of symptoms in dementia
The faculty of the mind by which information is encoded, stored, and retrieved--the retention of information over time
To recall/discuss past events, usually pleasurable in order to evoke feelings of nostalgia
Occurs when someone sees, hears, smells, tastes, or feels something that is not real--there is NO stimulus