Match the term with the appropriate description.
A. spirochete infection that causes brain damage
B. repeating an action
C. reaction to overwhelming stimuli
D. Caused by a deficiency of chemical in brain
E. a rapidly progressive, incurable disorder that causes changes in the brain.
F. rummaging and stealing
G. Believed to be caused by a series of strokes
H. applies to either a physical impairment, mental impairment, or a combination of both
I. found on autopsy in persons with Alzheimer's disease
J. hereditary disease that causes dementia
K. dementia that develops between ages 68 and 80 in some persons
L. confusion or restlessness after dark
A. syphilis
B. perseveration
C. catastrophic reaction
D. Parkinson's disease
E. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
F. pillaging
G. multi-infarct dementia
H. developmental disability
I. _neuritic plaques_ and _neurofibrillary tangles_
J. Huntington's disease
K. Lewy body dementia
L. sundowning
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A) turning alarms off on life-saving equipment. B) placing earplugs in the patients' ears. C) giving the patients headphones with relaxing music. D) speaking softly.
A health care organization serves many patients from different racial and ethnic groups. One group in particular does not take advantage of specific programs offered. The nurse manager could infer that
a. members of this cultural group need further education on the program's benefits. b. the cultural group shares an experience that creates barriers to using the service. c. the program simply is not equally beneficial to all cultural and racial groups. d. these programs should be mainly marketed to groups that actually use them.
An involuntary admission means:
1. A child is refusing psychiatric treatments. 2. A child has been ordered by the police to receive inpatient psychiatric therapy. 3. A family has placed the child into inpatient psychiatric therapy. 4. A family is asking for help for the child.
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A) when the testes secrete testosterone. B) once a month. C) when the ovum and sperm unite. D) all of the above