Question 1

Alcohol-induced irreversible memory loss due to brain damage resulting from deficiency of vitamin B1 is another name for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cushing's syndrome 
B)  Addison's disease 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
D)  Broca's syndrome

Question 2

Some cognitive functions in people with vascular dementia remain relatively intact in the early course of the disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sally has a cognitive disorder. She has memory deficits in recalling newly learned information, past personal information, and common knowledge. She also exhibits
Deficiencies in abstract thinking, impaired judgment, aphasia, and apraxia. Finally, she
Exhibits personality changes in which she seems almost the opposite of her normal self.
Her disorder is most likely ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dementia 
B)  delirium 
C)  anencephaly 
D)  amnestic disorder

Question 4

The 19th-century discovery of the connection between _____and a concrete physical illness, syphilis, strengthened the medical model and held out the promise that organic causes would eventually be found for other abnormal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  general paresis 
B)  chlamydia 
C)  Alzheimer's disease 
D)  vascular neurocognitive disorder

Question 5

Ben has Alzheimer's disease. Currently, he is having memory problems such as remembering his zip code, telephone numbers, and the names of some of his grandchildren. He also has
Difficulty managing his finances because he no longer can add two numbers correctly.
Although he keeps himself neatly groomed, Ben, who used to be quite outgoing, now stays at
Home most of the time. Ben's Alzheimer's disease is now at the ______ level of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  early 
B)  moderate 
C)  moderately severe 
D)  severe/advanced

Question 6

Parkinson's disease afflicts between ______ people in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  1,000 to 5,000 
B)  10,000 to 15,000 
C)  100,000 to 150,000 
D)  500,000 to 1,000,000

Question 7

There are ______ known causes of delirium.

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  four 
C)  five 
D)  many

Question 8

People with a genetic variant called the _____gene stand a much higher risk of developing AD.

Accepted Answer

A)  Beta amyloid 
B)  Plaque-B 
C)  ApoE4 
D)  SSRI

Question 9

Folk singer Arlo Guthrie, whose father died of Huntington's disease, had the opportunity to obtain genetic testing to ascertain if he had inherited the gene that would cause this disease.
What did Arlo decide and what was the outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  He had genetic testing and was found not to be genetically susceptible. 
B)  He chose not to have genetic testing and did not develop the disease. 
C)  Genetic testing found that he was a carrier and he was successfully treated. 
D)  He chose not to have genetic testing but is now incapacitated by the disease.

Question 10

Late-stage syphilis once accounted for upward of ______ percent of admissions to psychiatric hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  50 
D)  70

Question 11

Which symptom would be expected in advanced cases of Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling as though they have a special power over others 
B)  delusions that special messages from the president are being transmitted to the individual through the pet cat's water bowl. 
C)  delusions of grandeur that they are someone with great power like God or the president 
D)  forgetting their own names

Question 12

Brain plaques and neurofibrillary tangles are common symptoms of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
B)  Wernicke's disease 
C)  Alzheimer's disease 
D)  Parkinson's disease

Question 13

A study of Mexican American older adults showed that those who were minimally acculturated to U.S. society had lower rates of depression than either highly acculturated or bicultural individuals.
.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What activity would probably be very difficult for the actor, Michael J. Fox?

Accepted Answer

A)  reading a computer monitor 
B)  signing an autograph 
C)  sleeping 
D)  listening to music

Question 15

A woman is unable to process any visual information in a sensible manner. Although her eyes work fine and her brain processes the visual material so that she can "see," her brain processes
The visual material in a fragmented manner so she is unable to make any sense out of what she
Sees. This woman is suffering from ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pick's disease 
B)  Wernicke's syndrome 
C)  agnosia 
D)  aphasia

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dementia is an inevitable and normal part of the aging process. 
B)  Dementia is a sign of degenerative brain disease. 
C)  The risk of dementia decreases after age 70. 
D)  There are relatively few causes of dementia.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  It runs in families. 
B)  It is more common in women than in men. 
C)  It is marked by the presence of neurofibrillary tangles. 
D)  Its diagnosis is confirmed by an fMRI.

Question 18

The basal ganglia helps to regulate ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  short-term memory 
B)  long-term memory 
C)  attention and concentration 
D)  body movement and posture

Question 19

In addition to profound cognitive decline, the distinguishing features of neurocognitive disorder due to Lewy body disease, is ________________marked by frequent periods of drowsiness and staring to space, as well as recurrent visual hallucinations and rigid body movements and stiff muscles typical of Parkinson's disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  the appearance of fluctuating alertness and attention, 
B)  increased episodes of hunger 
C)  episodes of extreme depression 
D)  episodes of aggression

Question 20

Donepezil, a drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, increases levels of ______, a neurotransmitter.

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin 
B)  dopamine 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  cortisol

Exam 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging