Exam 14: Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

Korsakoff's syndrome is associated with which of the following conditions?

Ruth's physician informed her that a single dominant gene on chromosome 4 transmits her condition. She was also informed that if one of her parents had the gene, she stood a 50% chance of inheriting the gene and developing the disorder. Which disorder does Ruth likely have?

Which of the following is true concerning the connection between Alzheimer's disease and Down syndrome?

What were cognitive disorders formerly called?

Canadian researchers have found that one of the genes linked to Alzheimer's disease is located on chromosome 21. This chromosome is located near the gene responsible for producing:

___________ are the functions of the brain that involve the ability to plan, initiate, monitor, and stop complex behaviours.

The subfield of psychology concerned with the psychological disorders in later life is known as geriatrics.

Discuss the difference between anterograde and retrograde amnesia in patients with dementia and dissociative amnesia.

Vascular dementia is the second most common type of dementia.

Korsakoff's syndrome is caused by damage to which of the following areas?

A person with delirium will likely experience all of the following types of disorientation, except:

What are the deposits of protein that make up plaques called?

Which of the following is true concerning vascular dementia?

The repetition of sounds or words is called ______________, whereas the repetition of what has been heard is called ____________.

Which of the following problems is not a cognitive deficit associated with dementia?

Memory loss, deterioration in language skills, and failure to recognize objects or people is characterized as dementia.

Provide a brief overview of the cognitive disorders. Why was the label "organic brain disorders" discontinued in the current edition of the DSM? Support the discussion by including at least 2 studies mentioned in the textbook.

Patricia is overweight and recently retired from teaching. She has been under extreme pressure since her spouse died and has suffered several small strokes. In addition, she has been unable to organize and plan, and to remember the names of close friends. What is Patricia most likely experiencing?

When focusing, sustaining, or shifting attention becomes worse at night, this is phenomenon is referred to as ___________.

Which of the following is true concerning early-onset Alzheimer's disease?