Exam 24: Seciton 4: Late Adulthood: Cognitive Development

Learning is no longer possible when one becomes old-old.

Working memory improves with age.

Control processes depend on the prefrontal cortex.

Inadequate control processes appears to explain many of the memory difficulties in the aged.

Although many artists continue to create into late adulthood, those that do tend to believe that their work is of lower quality than when they were younger.

Cognitive impairment, more than physical weakness, increases the likelihood of falling.

More women than men are diagnosed with neurological disorders.

The brain fills in incomplete sights and sounds that are missed due to sensory losses.

Maslow believed that the elderly could live rich lives, but Erikson believed older adulthood was most often a time of weakness and isolation.

Some characteristics of self-actualization include a deep appreciation for nature or an engagement with artistic pursuits.

Frontal lobe dementias are likely to occur prior to age 70.

Alzheimer disease is always genetic in origin.

Alzheimer disease that begins in middle age progresses more slowly than later-onset Alzheimer disease.

Dementia is an expected condition in the very aged population.

Dehydration can sometimes look like dementia.