Exam 22: Challenges to Mental Wellness

According to the Administration on Aging, mental illness rates in older adults range from:

The CAGE questionnaire, FRAMES model, and SMAST-G are recommended for use among older adults to screen for:

Medications used for treating agitation in dementia that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are known as:

This author discusses the importance of adult developmental tasks and mature and adaptive coping styles essential to aging well:

Your patient, who recently lost her husband, is reported by her daughter to be alternately sobbing and screaming in anger at her deceased spouse. You recognize that the patient is exhibiting signs of which stage of Rando's three-tier process?

This global disorder is characterized by acute onset, disturbed consciousness, impaired cognition, acute confusion, fluctuating levels of consciousness, and an identifiable underlying medical cause:

This term is used to describe the natural response to losing someone important:

According to Carstensen, older adults are among the most stable and mentally healthy of all age groups despite discomforting ailments, personal loss, retirement, changes in living situations, and limited finances. This has been called:

This is the most prevalent substance abuse issue among older adults:

The BATHE tool is used to:

Erik Erikson was one of the first developmental psychologists to extend the study of adult development into adulthood and old age. Erikson proposed this as the chief challenge faced by older adults:

A person suffering from this may experience flashbacks, nightmares, or hyperarousal: