Exam 18: Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Your elderly grandfather is deteriorating. At first he seemed only mildly forgetful, but lately he has had trouble recalling the names of close relatives and cannot remember where he is. He used to be very loving and patient, but now he is very unpleasant and his condition is worsening. He is MOST likely experiencing:

An individual suffering from a neurological disorder shows no evidence of infection or poisoning but experiences tremors, rigidity, and unsteadiness. The MOST probable diagnosis is:

Medical scientists agree that current generations of young adults should take a(n) _____ approach to their own aging.

Regarding treatment of depression in the elderly, studies show that:

Samuel, who is older than 65, reports taking six prescription drugs, in addition to regularly taking two over-the-counter drugs. Among the elderly, Samuel is:

The percentage of the elderly population living in nursing homes at any given time is about:

A person who has an excess of plaques due to Alzheimer's would be likely to have:

Early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease include:

As many as _____ percent of people who are older than 85 will develop some form of neurocognitive disorder.

Studies have shown that misuse of medications in U.S. nursing homes occurs MOST often when staff members:

An individual has just been diagnosed with mild neurocognitive disorder. We know for sure that the person:

An 80-year-old hospitalized individual is recovering from surgery but now has gotten an infection. Over the course of a few days, the person shows increasing confusion and consistently misinterprets what others are trying to communicate. The MOST probable diagnosis for this condition would be:

Tomas has a normal IQ but demonstrates complete impairment of new learning. He also confabulates when asked to provide information about recent events. Tomas most likely is suffering from:

An elderly person has been diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder, but the disorder is not Alzheimer's disease. Among the elderly, such a diagnosis is:

Alzheimer's disease is of increasing concern in our aging society. What treatment would you recommend for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease?

The typical pattern of Alzheimer's for the patient is:

The MOST common mental health complaint of the elderly resulting from a loss of a spouse or friend is _____.

Based on information in the DSM-5, which is NOT a part of a diagnosis of neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease?

Compared to younger people, those older than 65 are:

Trace the common pattern of development of Alzheimer's from its initial stage until the person's death.