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Clinical Mastery in Dementia Care and Support: Enriching Lives for Patients and Caregivers

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1.  A risk factor for caregiver burnout is: Role clarification Control Unrealistic expectations Medical experience

2.  Dementia is: Hearing loss Breathing issues An umbrella term for memory loss and other thinking abilities Depression

3.  Life review can help: With family therapy Cure dementia Resolve past conflicts, reconstruct life stories, and accept present conditions With dream analysis

4.  Mindfulness is: Listening Walking Meditating Being aware of your current surroundings without judgment

5.  Existential therapy helps clients to: Reframe their thoughts Get meaning in situations to stop fearing the unknown Learn distress tolerance skills Become exposed to phobias

6.  Separating the disease from your loved one is: EMDR Therapy A helpful way for a caregiver to cope CBT Avoidance

7.  Which of the following causes Sundowning? Depression Too much sunlight Unknown but could be disease progression and changes in the brain Hallucinations

8.  Using music to manage symptoms of Dementia is a form of what kind of therapy? Expressive arts Gestalt Gottman CBT

9.  Misplacing things and not being able to retrace steps could be: Forgetfulness Grief An early sign of dementia Anxiety

10.  Caregivers are at a higher risk for burnout but can work on preventing burnout by: Getting more education about disease progression and expectations Avoiding their emotions Getting paid to be a caregiver Crying