Older Adult- Cognitive

Question 1

Describe cognitive decline in older adults

Answer 1

• Occurs across all areas but at different rates
• Typical changes are small and should not have significant impacts on individual
• Occupations have age mandatory retirement limits

Question 2

What are normal memory changes that decline in older adults?

Answer 2

• Delayed free recall
• Source memory
• Prospective memory
• Recognition memory
• Temporal order memory
• Procedural memory

Question 3

What is delayed free recall?

Answer 3

Recalling items without grocery list

Question 4

What is source memory?

Answer 4

Knowing source of learned info

Question 5

What is an example of prospective memory?

Answer 5

Remembering to take medicine before bed

Question 6

What is recognition memory?

Answer 6

Retrieving info when given a cue

Question 7

What is temporal order memory?

Answer 7

Memory for correct timing/sequence of events

Question 8

What is procedural memory?

Answer 8

Remembering how to do things

Question 9

What is a cognitive impairment?

Answer 9

Below average cognitive performance relative to age expected normative values

Question 10

What is mild cognitive impairment?

Answer 10

Cognitive decline noticeable to others, but not pronounced enough to meet clinical diagnosis of dementia

Question 11

What is dementia?

Answer 11

Collection of symptoms caused by disorders in the brain
-Progressive and frequent memory loss, confusion, personality changes, apathy and withdrawal, loss of ability to perform everyday tasks