Cognition / EOL Vocab words

Question 1

The most common type of dementia that typically affects people older than 65 years.

Answer 1

Alzheimer’s disease (AD)

Question 2

Loss of sensory comprehension, including facial recognition.

Answer 2

agnosia

Question 3

Loss of memory.

Answer 3

amnesia

Question 4

An inability to find words.

Answer 4

anomia

Question 5

Problems with speech (expressive type) and/or language (receptive type).

Answer 5

aphasia

Question 6

Inability to use words or objects correctly.

Answer 6

apraxia

Question 7

A general term for progressive loss of brain function and impaired cognition; there are many types

Answer 7

dementia

Question 8

Recognition and acknowledgement of a patient’s feelings and concerns.

Answer 8

validation therapy

Question 9

The second most common type of dementia caused by disorders that decrease blood flow to parts of the brain.

Answer 9

vascular dementia

Question 10

A process by which patients and families discuss end-of-life care, clarifying values and goals and then expressing those goals in an advance directive.

Answer 10

advance care planning

Question 11

A written document prepared by a competent person to specify what, if any, extraordinary actions he or she would want when no longer able to make decisions about personal health care.

Answer 11

advance directive (AD)

Question 12

Grief and mourning experienced by survivors before and after a death.

Answer 12

bereavement

Question 13

Common sign of nearing death in which apnea alternates with periods of rapid breathing.

Answer 13

Cheyne-Strokes respirations

Question 14

Loud, wet respirations caused by secretions in the respiratory tract and oral cavity of a patient who is near death.

Answer 14

death rattle

Question 15

Order from physician or other authorized primary health care provider, which instructs that CPR not be attempted in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.

Answer 15

DNR - do not resuscitate

Question 16

A legal document in which a person appoints someone else to make health care decisions in the event he or she becomes incapable of making decisions.

Answer 16

durable power of attorney for health care (DPOAHC)

Question 17

The emotional feeling related to the perception of the loss.

Answer 17

grief

Question 18

An interprofessional approach to facilitate quality of life and a “good” death for patients near the end of their lives, with care provided in a variety of settings.

Answer 18

hospice

Question 19

A compassionate and supportive approach to patients and families who are living with life-threatening illnesses; involves a holistic approach that provides relief of symptoms experienced by the dying patient.

Answer 19

palliative care

Question 20

A legal document that instructs health care providers and family members about what life-sustaining treatment is wanted (or not wanted) if the patient becomes unable to make decisions.

Answer 20

living will

Question 21

The outward social expression of loss.

Answer 21

mourning

Question 22

A care management approach involving the administration of drugs such as benzodiazepines for the purpose of decreasing suffering by lowering patient consciousness.

Answer 22

palliative sedation

Question 23

when a person can no longer feel, hear, see, or know a person or object.

Answer 23

actual loss

Question 24

uniquely defined by the person experiencing the loss / is less obvious to other people.

Answer 24

perceived loss

Question 25

loss brought on by sudden, unpredictable external events (ex: car wreck causing chronic condition)

Answer 25

situational loss

Question 26

a type of disenfranchised grief, can occur when the person who is lost is physically present but not psychologically available, as in cases of severe dementia or brain injury.

Answer 26

ambiguous loss

Question 27

before the actual loss or death occurs, especially in situations of prolonged or predicted loss, such as family members caring for patients diagnosed with dementia or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Answer 27

anticipatory grief

Question 28

the surgical dissection of a body after death to determine the exact cause and circumstances of death or to discover the pathway of a disease

Answer 28

autopsy

Question 29

when a person experiences a prolonged or significantly difficult time moving forward after a loss

Answer 29

complicated grief

Question 30

when their relationship to the deceased person is not socially sanctioned, cannot be shared openly, or seems of lesser significance

Answer 30

disenfranchised grief

Question 31

common and universal reaction characterized by complex emotional, cognitive, social, physical, behavioral, and spiritual responses to loss and death

Answer 31

normal (uncomplicated) grief

Question 32

the care of a body after death

Answer 32

postmortem care

Question 33

objective measurement of consciousness on a numerical scale with a lowering of a patient’s consciousness

Answer 33

Glasgow Coma Scale

Question 34

What three categories are tested with the Glasgow Coma Scale and what are the highest and lowest possible scores?

Answer 34

Eye, verbal and motor response. 3-15