Exam 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging

People with Korsakoff's syndrome have major gaps in their memory of past experiences and significant difficulty learning new information.

Which of the following can be a symptom of delirium?

Which of the following is another word for major neurocognitive disorder?

Parkinson's disease involves destruction of neurons in the ______.

Inability to recognize objects, despite an intact sensory system is called ______.

People with chronic alcoholism who abruptly stop drinking may experience a form of delirium called______.

Which of the following is a state of extreme mental confusion in which people have difficulty focusing their attention, speaking clearly and coherently, and orienting themselves to the environment?

Why are disorders that were termed cognitive disorders in earlier versions of the DSM now termed as neurocognitive disorders in the DSM-5?

Vascular neurocognitive disorder is a form of major or mild neurocognitive disorder resulting from cerebrovascular events.

Which of the following people is MOST likely to have Pick's disease?

Which of the following is true of dementia due to HIV disease?

The most commonly occurring psychological disorder among older adults is ______.

Parkinson's disease may be related to deficiencies in ______.

Estimates are that between 1% and 5% of older adults are currently suffering from a diagnosable major depressive episode

A brain disorder that is associated with chronic alcoholism and characterized by confusion, disorientation, and difficulty maintaining balance while walking is ______.

Shawn suffers from confusion, disorientation, ataxia, and paralysis of the muscles that control eye movements. He is suffering from ______.

Which of the following represent the feature of autonomic activity with delirium?

______ disorders arise from injuries or diseases that affect the brain, including those that result from drug use or withdrawal.

Diagnosis of Pick's disease is confirmed only upon autopsy by the absence of the neurofibrillary tangles and plaques that are found in AD and by the presence of Pick's bodies in nerve cells.

Common behavioral features of dementia associated with HIV disease are___________.