Which behaviors would indicate that a therapeutic activity program for a patient with Alzheimer's disease had been successful?
a. Accurate recent memory, positive emotional response, and increased verbal ex-pression
b. Increased attention span, verbal expression of remote memory, and positive emo-tional response
c. Positive use of perseveration, reduction in use of habitual skills, and improved abstract reasoning
d. Positive emotional response, ability to remember multiple steps, and accurate re-cent memory
ANS: B
These are all observations that would indicate that a therapeutic activity program has kept the patient functioning at the highest level of which he is capable. The behaviors described in the other options are not realistic expectations for this patient.
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