Chapter 46 Flashcards
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Delirium
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A state of sudden, severe confusion in rapid changes in brain function
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Cognitive function
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Involves memory, thinking, reasoning, ability to understand, judgment, and behavior
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Delusion
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A false belief
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Dementia
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The loss of cognitive function that interferes with routine personal, social, and occupational activities
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Elopement
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When a person leaves the agency without staff knowing
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Hallucination
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Seeing, hearing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real
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Paranoia
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A disorder of the mind; false beliefs and suspicions about a person or situation
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Pseudodementia
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False dementia
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Sundowning
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Signs, symptoms, and behaviors of AD increasing during hours of darkness
