Ch 15: Neurocognitive Disorders

Question 1

When do NC disroders develop?

Answer 1

Later on in life

Question 2

What are the two classes of cognitive disorders?

Answer 2

Delirium and mild/major NC disorder

Question 3

Delerium

Answer 3

Reduced clarity of conciousness and cognition,deficits in memory and kanguage

Question 4

Which groups are delerium most prevalent?

Answer 4

Older adults, people undergoing medical procedures, cancer patients, and AIDS

Question 5

Symptoms of delerium last a long time

Answer 5

False, they are temporary

Question 6

DSM 5 for delerium

Question 7

Treatment for delerium

Answer 7

Identifying underlying cause
Withdrawal: antipsychotics (haloperidol)
Infection:medical intervention

Question 8

What is the first line of treatment of those with delerium?

Answer 8

Psychosocial intervention (family, familiar items)

Question 9

Neurcognitive disorder has a … onset, while delrium is…

Answer 9

Gradual, acute

Question 10

Agnosia

Answer 10

Inability to recognize and name objects

Question 11

What percentage if people who are 100 and older showed signs if neurocognitive disorder?

Answer 11

100%

Question 12

Why is the number of alzheimer cases increasing?

Answer 12

People more people are living longer

Question 13

Neurocognitive disorder is most prevalent amongst…?

Answer 13

Women

Question 14

65% of neurcognitive disorders follow what disorder in etiology?

Answer 14

Alzhemiers

Question 15

Alzheimers Disease

Answer 15

Disease of the cerebral cortex
Discovered by Alois Alzheimer

Question 16

Sundowner syndrome

Answer 16

Difficulties in alzheimer that become worse when the sun goes down

Question 17

Apraxia

Answer 17

Impaired motor functioning

Question 18

What marker in the spinal fluid can signal A.D?

Answer 18

Beta amyloid

Question 19

What deteriotion of function is used to diagnose AD?

Answer 19

Memory, language, visuospatial function, executive function

Question 20

Cognitive reserve theory

Answer 20

The more synapses you develop throuhgout life, the longer it takes fkr dementia to become obvious

Question 21

Vascular neurocognitive disorder

Answer 21

Brain disorder caused by a stroke

Question 22

Vascular NC disorder coccurs more commonly in…

Answer 22

Men

Question 23

Parkinsons disease

Answer 23

Affects motor function, reduction in dopamine

Question 24

What genes are linked to Alzhemiers?

Answer 24

Genes on chromosomes 1, 12, 14, 19, and 21