Dementia Care

at a Glance

Catharine Jenkins, Laura Ginesi, Berni Keenan

Multiple Choice: Chapter 22 Psychosis in people with dementia

Question 1. Psychosis is rare in people with dementia. However, if a person with dementia seems to see or hear things that are not there, or to develop false and fixed ideas, the best course of action is to:

A. Listen to them, observe for any health problems or emotional distress, consider environmental factors and see if it is possible to work out the cause of their experiences and address any problems
B. Be reassuring then distract them by putting on their favourite music
C. Take their temperature to see if they might have an infection and ask them when they last had their bowels open, to see whether their problems are caused by delirium
D. Turn the lights on bright and the TV on loud, then agree with them and pretend that you too can see or hear what is going on