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The client with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type says to the PT, “I have a date tonight for the Valentine’s dance.” The most appropriate response is:

The PT is assessing a female client who comes in with a black eye and complaints of headache, chronic pain, GI problems, menstrual irregularities, and anxiety. A previous physical workup was negative. The P.T. should assess for:  

A client is becoming more and more confused and disoriented to time and place. The PT is told that the client has been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.  The PT should know that the characteristics of this disease are:

One day after surgery, an alcoholic client is restless and picking at the bed linens. During the night, the client kept on calling for the PT every hour and telling the PT that “there is a man in the bed.”  What is the best intervention that the PT should take?

A pregnant female comes to the crisis center with bruises on her arms and abdomen after a fight with her boyfriend. The PT would determine which of the following to be the priority for teaching with this client?

When working with a client suspected of having Alzheimer’s disease, the PT needs to be alert for increasing agitation that worsens at night, known as:

A mother brings her 4-year-old son in a psychiatric evaluation along with his 7-year-old brother. The PT observes the mother ignoring the 7-year-old, who is pushing and slapping the 4-year-old. What would be the most appropriate intervention?

In planning the care for a young child with oppositional defiant disorder, the PT would include:

The PT assessing a child diagnosed with Conduct Disorder. Which would be the most appropriate question to ask the parents?

A victim of rape expresses her belief that the rape is a punishment for not having lived a spiritual pure life prior to the event. The best response by the PT is to: