Dementia Quiz

What are the four most common types of dementia?

• Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, Lewy body dementia

• Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Huntington's disease

• Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia

• Frontotemporal dementia, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, vascular dementia

What is a symptom of dementia related to memory?

• Improved memory retention

• Problems retaining new information

• Enhanced ability to remember names

• Increased focus and concentration

What is the brain made up of?

• Blood cells

• Muscle cells

• Nerve cells (neurones)

• Bone cells

What is the risk factor for dementia as a person ages?

• The risk decreases

• The risk remains the same

• The risk increases

• The risk is eliminated

What difficulty might people with dementia face when shopping?

• Choosing items and paying

• Finding the store

• Remembering their shopping list

• Carrying heavy bags

What might people with dementia struggle with in terms of reading and writing?

• Understanding complex texts

• Struggle with reading, writing, and numeracy

• Writing creative stories

• Reading fiction books

How might dementia affect a person's social interests?

• Increase in social activities

• Lose interest in seeing others socially

• Improved social skills

• More frequent social gatherings

What might people with dementia experience in terms of social engagement?

• Increased social engagement

• Difficulty following and engaging in conversation

• No change in social engagement

• Enhanced social skills

What is a common difficulty faced by people with Alzheimer's disease?

• Enhanced spatial awareness

• Difficulty with spatial awareness

• Improved language skills

• Better judgment of speeds

Which symptom is associated with the progression of Alzheimer's disease?

• Enhanced speech

• Disturbed sleep

• Improved memory

• Better spatial awareness