Your Friend, Kiki, Comes to You with a Personal Problem

question 174

Multiple Choice

Your friend, Kiki, comes to you with a personal problem. The first thing you should do to counsel her is to

• A)give her advice on what she should do.
• B)ask a lot of questions to get her talking.
• C)tell her what you would do in her situation.
• D)actively listen to try to clarify the problem.

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Definitions:

Dementia

is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember, affecting daily functioning.

Senility

A derogatory term once used to describe the deterioration of cognitive abilities associated with old age, now more respectfully referred to as dementia or age-related cognitive decline.

Dementia

A broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember, affecting daily functioning.

Senescence

The process of aging where the body gradually deteriorates over time.