Abnormal Across the Lifespan pt.6 Flashcards
What are Neurocognitive Disorders?
Disorders diagnosed based on deficits of cognitive functioning that changes the individuals prior level of functioning
What are Neurocognitive disorders caused by?
Not psychologically based, but caused by something physical, medical diseases, or drug use.
What determines the range and severity of a neurocognitive disorder
The extent and the location of brain damage
The DSM-5 classifies neurocognitive disorders into 3 types, what are they
Delirium, Major Neurocogntive Disorders, and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders
What is Delirium?
a state of extreme mental confusion where people have difficulty focusing their attention, speaking clearly, hallucinate, and agitated movements
What percentage of people in a general community will have delirium
1-2%
What percentage of of people in a general community has delirium among people over the age of 85
14%
Who does delirium mostly effect
Elderly hospitalized patients following a surgical operation (major surgery), (15-20%)
What is Delirium Tremens (DT)
A form of delirium that results from drinking a lot of alcohol (experiences hallucinations)
How long does Delirium Tremens usually last
a week or more
When is Delirium worsened
At night / in the dark
What is Major Neurocognitive Disorder (Dementia)
Dementia = impairment of cognitive functioning, like deficits in memory, thinking, judgement and language
How many people around then world are effected by Dementia
35 Million
How many disorders cause Dementia and what is the most common one
50 different disorders
Most frequent = Alzheimers Disease (AD)
during an autopsy on a 56 year old women who had severe dementia, doctors found two abnormalities in the brain that caused it, what are they
Amyloid Plaques, and Neurofibrillary Tangles
