Week 3 Flashcards
Cognitive health
-brain that can perform all mental processes known as cognition such as intuition, learning new things, judgement etc
Brain reserve
-passive
-depends on the structural properties of the brain
-less brain reserve = faster symptoms (alzhiemers)
Cognitive reserve
-active
-ability to use alternative functions when a default operation is inoperable
-connections and what is going on in brain
Memory that declines with age
-delayed free recall
-source memory
-prospective memory
Memory that remains stable with age
-recognition memory
-temporal order memory
-procedural memory
Fluid intelligence
-involve quick thinking, info manipulation etc
Crystallized intelligence
-tasks that tap well learned skills, language, and retrieval
Does fluid intelligence increase or decrease with age
-decrease
Does crystallized intelligence increase or decrease with age
-stays same or increases
Dementia
-umbrella term
-caused by damage to or loss of nerve cells and their connections in brain
Causes of dementia
-neurodegeneration
-which is damage and death of brain neurons
7 A’s of demetia
-anosognosia
-agnosia
-aphasia
-apraxia
-altered perception
-amnesia
-apathy
Most common form of dementia
-alzhiemers
Cause of alzhiemers
-occurs when plaques and tangles build up in the brain
Mild alzheimers
-memory loss
-wandering
-repeating questions
Moderate alzheimers
-increased memory loss
-increased confusion
-unable to learn new things
-hallucinations etc
Severe alzheimers
-cannot communicate
-immobile
-completely dependent
-body shutting down
Alzheimers diagnosis
-medical history
-physical exam
-neuro exam
-brain imaging
Neurotransmitters related to healthy aging
-dopamine
-serotonin
-norepinephrine
Dopamine
-motor control
-decision making
-making and teaching motivation
-pleasure
Serotonin
-mood
-memory
-sleep
-cognition
Norepinephrine
-memory formation and retrieval
-stress
-sleep regulation
Mental illness vs mental health
-mental illness is diagnosed
-mental health is more of a state of well being
Most common mental health condition in older adults
-depression
What affects mental health
-physical factors
-emotional
-spiritual
-social
Depression diagnosis
-during a 2 week period the individual has 4 or more symptoms most of the day
SIGECAPS
-sleep
-interest lost
-guilt
-energy decrease
-concentration problems
-appetite change
-psychomotor agitation
-suicidal ideation
