Question 1

Recent research shows that a person developing Alzheimer's disease is related to:

Accepted Answer

A)  lower hippocampus activity earlier in life. 
B)  higher hippocampus activity earlier in life. 
C)  abnormalities in corpus callosum development in childhood. 
D)  abnormalities in corpus callosum development in early adulthood. 
A)  lower hippocampus activity earlier in life. 
B)  higher hippocampus activity earlier in life. 
C)  abnormalities in corpus callosum development in childhood. 
D)  abnormalities in corpus callosum development in early adulthood.

Question 2

The fact that Alzheimer's disease resembles Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease suggests that Alzheimer's may be caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  eating contaminated beef. 
B)  genetic mutations on certain genes. 
C)  autoimmune dysfunction. 
D)  a virus. 
A)  eating contaminated beef. 
B)  genetic mutations on certain genes. 
C)  autoimmune dysfunction. 
D)  a virus.

Question 3

Research suggests that _____ are currently being given to almost 30 percent of the total nursing home population in the United States.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research suggests that _____ are currently being...

Question 4

Which statement is true with regard to suicide and the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elderly women who have no children have the highest suicide rate of all groups in the United States. 
B)  The suicide rate for the elderly is lower than the overall suicide rate in the United States, because the elderly are more robust and able to deal with stressors more effectively. 
C)  Doctors have found that depression and suicide are unrelated in the elderly, as medical complications are the primary source of suicidality. 
D)  The rate of suicide for the elderly is higher than that of young people and is often related to depression. 
A)  Elderly women who have no children have the highest suicide rate of all groups in the United States. 
B)  The suicide rate for the elderly is lower than the overall suicide rate in the United States, because the elderly are more robust and able to deal with stressors more effectively. 
C)  Doctors have found that depression and suicide are unrelated in the elderly, as medical complications are the primary source of suicidality. 
D)  The rate of suicide for the elderly is higher than that of young people and is often related to depression.

Question 5

Symptoms of which disorder have been found to lessen in later life?

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  substance abuse 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  schizophrenia 
A)  depression 
B)  substance abuse 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  schizophrenia

Question 6

You would suspect a problem in the ______ for someone experiencing difficulty with long-term memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  prefrontal lobes 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  diencephlon 
D)  occipital lobes 
A)  prefrontal lobes 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  diencephlon 
D)  occipital lobes

Question 7

Those who begin unhealthy drinking patterns later in life typically begin as a response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  negative events and pressures of growing older. 
B)  medication side effects. 
C)  a desire to fit in with the peer group. 
D)  pressure from their teenage grandchildren. 
A)  negative events and pressures of growing older. 
B)  medication side effects. 
C)  a desire to fit in with the peer group. 
D)  pressure from their teenage grandchildren.

Question 8

Sphere-shaped deposits of a small molecule in spaces between neurons in the hippocampus in individuals with Alzheimer's disease are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  senile plaques. 
B)  neural plaques. 
C)  beta-amyloid proteins. 
D)  neurofibrillary tangles. 
A)  senile plaques. 
B)  neural plaques. 
C)  beta-amyloid proteins. 
D)  neurofibrillary tangles.

Question 9

If you do things during your life that promote physical and psychological well-being, you are engaging in a _____ approach to aging.

Accepted Answer

A)  preventative 
B)  medical approach 
C)  conditional approach 
D)  health-maintenance 
A)  preventative 
B)  medical approach 
C)  conditional approach 
D)  health-maintenance

Question 10

Alzheimer's is named for the first person to ______ the disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  suffer from 
B)  identify 
C)  fund research in 
D)  write a novel about 
A)  suffer from 
B)  identify 
C)  fund research in 
D)  write a novel about

Question 11

One of the MOST frequent reasons for the institutionalization of Alzheimer's patients is:

Accepted Answer

A)  to provide more sophisticated medical treatments. 
B)  to provide increased opportunities for employment. 
C)  because home caregivers are overwhelmed. 
D)  for better rehabilitation services. 
A)  to provide more sophisticated medical treatments. 
B)  to provide increased opportunities for employment. 
C)  because home caregivers are overwhelmed. 
D)  for better rehabilitation services.

Question 12

When new information is acquired and stored, certain _____ must be produced in key brain cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurotransmitters 
B)  hormones 
C)  proteins 
D)  neurofibrillary tangles 
A)  neurotransmitters 
B)  hormones 
C)  proteins 
D)  neurofibrillary tangles

Question 13

About how many new cases of Alzheimer's disease occur each year?

Accepted Answer

A)  3 million 
B)  5 million 
C)  44 million 
D)  135 million 
A)  3 million 
B)  5 million 
C)  44 million 
D)  135 million

Question 14

Day-care and assisted living facilities are examples of the _____ approach to treatment for neurocognitive disorder.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Day-care and assisted living facilities are examples...

Question 15

______ has been found to be caused by a slow-acting virus, and this has lent some weight to the viral theory of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
D)  Pick's disease 
A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Huntington's disease 
C)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease 
D)  Pick's disease

Question 16

Someone who has AIDS is also at risk for developing:

Accepted Answer

A)  neurocognitive disorder. 
B)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 
C)  Alzheimer's disease. 
D)  Pick's disease. 
A)  neurocognitive disorder. 
B)  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 
C)  Alzheimer's disease. 
D)  Pick's disease.

Question 17

Which psychotic disorder does the text describe as increasing in prevalence as people age?

Accepted Answer

A)  delusional disorder 
B)  depression 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  dissociative identity disorder 
A)  delusional disorder 
B)  depression 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  dissociative identity disorder

Question 18

Children of people with _____ have a 50 percent chance of developing the disorder.

Accepted Answer

Huntington

Question 19

Which is NOT a risk factor associated with depression in the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased suicide risk 
B)  increased death rates due to illness 
C)  increased health problems 
D)  increased financial problems 
A)  increased suicide risk 
B)  increased death rates due to illness 
C)  increased health problems 
D)  increased financial problems

Question 20

The elderly face issues of discrimination within our society. What are some sources of discrimination against the elderly?

Accepted Answer

The elderly may experience discriminatio

Recent research shows that a person developing Alzheimer's disease is related to:

The fact that Alzheimer's disease resembles Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease suggests that Alzheimer's may be caused by:

Research suggests that _____ are currently being given to almost 30 percent of the total nursing home population in the United States.

Which statement is true with regard to suicide and the elderly?

Symptoms of which disorder have been found to lessen in later life?

You would suspect a problem in the ______ for someone experiencing difficulty with long-term memory.

Those who begin unhealthy drinking patterns later in life typically begin as a response to:

Sphere-shaped deposits of a small molecule in spaces between neurons in the hippocampus in individuals with Alzheimer's disease are called:

If you do things during your life that promote physical and psychological well-being, you are engaging in a _____ approach to aging.

Alzheimer's is named for the first person to ______ the disease.

One of the MOST frequent reasons for the institutionalization of Alzheimer's patients is:

When new information is acquired and stored, certain _____ must be produced in key brain cells.

About how many new cases of Alzheimer's disease occur each year?

Day-care and assisted living facilities are examples of the _____ approach to treatment for neurocognitive disorder.

______ has been found to be caused by a slow-acting virus, and this has lent some weight to the viral theory of schizophrenia.

Someone who has AIDS is also at risk for developing:

Which psychotic disorder does the text describe as increasing in prevalence as people age?

Children of people with _____ have a 50 percent chance of developing the disorder.

Which is NOT a risk factor associated with depression in the elderly?

The elderly face issues of discrimination within our society. What are some sources of discrimination against the elderly?

Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present

Research in Abnormal Psychology

Models of Abnormality

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Disorders of Trauma and Stress

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Suicide

Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms

Eating Disorders

Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Disorders of Sex and Gender: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

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Treatments for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

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Exam 18: Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Recent research shows that a person developing Alzheimer's disease is related to:

The fact that Alzheimer's disease resembles Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease suggests that Alzheimer's may be caused by:

Research suggests that _____ are currently being given to almost 30 percent of the total nursing home population in the United States.

Which statement is true with regard to suicide and the elderly?

Symptoms of which disorder have been found to lessen in later life?

You would suspect a problem in the ______ for someone experiencing difficulty with long-term memory.

Those who begin unhealthy drinking patterns later in life typically begin as a response to:

Sphere-shaped deposits of a small molecule in spaces between neurons in the hippocampus in individuals with Alzheimer's disease are called:

If you do things during your life that promote physical and psychological well-being, you are engaging in a _____ approach to aging.

Alzheimer's is named for the first person to ______ the disease.

One of the MOST frequent reasons for the institutionalization of Alzheimer's patients is:

When new information is acquired and stored, certain _____ must be produced in key brain cells.

About how many new cases of Alzheimer's disease occur each year?

Day-care and assisted living facilities are examples of the _____ approach to treatment for neurocognitive disorder.

______ has been found to be caused by a slow-acting virus, and this has lent some weight to the viral theory of schizophrenia.

Someone who has AIDS is also at risk for developing:

Which psychotic disorder does the text describe as increasing in prevalence as people age?

Children of people with _____ have a 50 percent chance of developing the disorder.

Which is NOT a risk factor associated with depression in the elderly?

The elderly face issues of discrimination within our society. What are some sources of discrimination against the elderly?

Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present

Research in Abnormal Psychology

Models of Abnormality

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Disorders of Trauma and Stress

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Suicide

Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms

Eating Disorders

Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Disorders of Sex and Gender: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Treatments for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Personality Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession

Filters