Ch. 10.2 Neurocognitive disorders Flashcards
What are some causes of Intellectual developmental disorder?
-severe head trauma
-exposure to toxic substances
-infectious diseases
-sociocultural factor
-fetal alcohol syndrome
How does fluid and crystalized intelligence changed across the lifespan
Crystalized continues on a continuous linear positive incline (slight drop at 45)
Fluid has the same linear climb until it hits a hard drop in your mid 30s
What is the difference between crystallized and fluid intelligence?
crystallized refers to the ability to apply previous learned knowledge to solve problems while fluid intelligence represents the ability to solve new problems and think abstractly without relying on existing knowledge
Does speed of processing increase or decrease with age?
decreases after mid 30s
Does word knowledge increase or decrease with age
continues to increase through the whole lifespan
What is Major neurocognitive disorder?
dementia
What is mild /neurocognitive disorder
milder versions of dementia that includes modest decline from previous functioning
What is aphasia?
Deterioration of language
What is echolalia?
Repeating what is heard
What is Palilalia?
repeating sounds or words over and over
What is apraxia?
impairment of the ability to execute common actions like waving
What is agnosia?
failure to recognize objects or people
What are executive functions?
brain functions that involve the ability to plan, initiate, monitor and stop complex behaviors
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
a type of neurocognitive disorder, clear decline in learning and memory
What are neurofibrillary tangles?
made of protein called tau that impede nutrients and other essential supplies from moving though cells causing them to die
Are there causal behaviour symptoms for alzhemiers?
no
