Deck 18: Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood

Question 1

Identify the type of memory that helps in retention of information without conscious recollection,involving skills and routine procedures that are automatically performed.

Answer 1

Implicit memory

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the cholinesterase inhibitor drugs used to treat Alzheimer disease?

A)They slow down the progression of the disease.
B)They reverse the effects of the disease.
C)They have not yet been approved by the Federal Drug Administration for the treatment of MCI.
D)They improve memory and other cognitive functions.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

_____ care refer to services that provide temporary relief for those who are caring for individuals with disabilities,illnesses,or the elderly.

A)Respite
B)Hospice
C)Palliative
D)Home health

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is a similarity between Alzheimer and Parkinson disease?

A)Both are triggered by a deficiency of the important brain messenger chemical acetylcholine.
B)Both are progressive in nature.
C)Both affect only the elderly.
D)Both are easily managed with medication.

Question 5

Mr.Dalton has been complaining of irregular and involuntary movement in the right part of his body.The doctors noticed that Mr.Dalton has been showing signs of slow movement and partial facial paralysis.The chronic and progressive nature of the illness was revealed in the pathological findings.Which of the following conditions does Mr.Dalton most likely suffer from?

A)Alzheimer disease
B)Multi-infarct syndrome
C)Lewy body dementia
D)Parkinson disease

Question 6

A Pew poll found that belief in God was higher in _____ than in any other age period.

A)older adults
B)young adults
C)adolescents
D)middle-aged adults

Question 7

Which of the following is a treatment for advanced Parkinson disease?

A)Cholinerase inhibitors
B)Electroconvulsive therapy
C)Dopamine agonists
D)Deep brain stimulation

Question 8

Which of the following is the effect of the drug treatment given to patients with Alzheimer disease?

A)It increases the amount of amyloid beta in spinal fluid.
B)It treats mild cognitive impairment.
C)It increases levels of acetylcholine in the brain.
D)It activates the apolipoprotein E gene.

Question 9

_____ is triggered by degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain.

A)Parkinson disease
B)Alzheimer disease
C)Huntington's disease
D)Spina bifida

Question 10

Which of the following is the main treatment for Parkinson in the earlier stages?

A)Dopamine agonists
B)L-dopa
C)Cholinerase inhibitors
D)Acetylcholine

Question 11

What is the term coined by Paul Baltes that refers to the culture-based "software programs" of the mind including such things as reading and writing skills,language comprehension,and daily life skills?

Question 12

Identify the type of memory that includes a person's fields of expertise,general academic knowledge of the sort learned in school,and "everyday knowledge" about the meanings of words,famous individuals,important places,and common things.

Question 13

Elder maltreatment is primarily carried out by:

A)family members.
B)doctors.
C)nurses.
D)home-care staff.

Question 14

What is the term for a focused and extended engagement with an object,task,event,or some other aspect of the environment?

Question 15

Which of the following is a drug that is used in the treatment of Parkinson disease?

A)ACE inhibitors
B)Cholinerase inhibitors
C)L-dopa
D)Serotonin

Question 16

Identify the language problem in which individuals have difficulty retrieving information from memory,even though they are confident that they can do so.

Question 17

Which of the following is a drug used to treat Alzheimer disease?

A)Ritalin
B)L-dopa
C)ACE inhibitors
D)Cholinesterase inhibitors

Question 18

One study reported by Gillum and others revealed that religious attendance at least weekly compared with never was linked to a:

A)higher risk of mortality.
B)lower risk of mortality.
C)lower risk of Alzheimer disease.
D)higher risk of depression.

Question 19

Who is most likely to abuse the elderly?

A)Their children
B)Their spouse
C)Their health care workers
D)Their neighbors

Question 20

Many psychotherapists prefer not to work with older patients,labeling them as:

A)YAVISes.
B)OPLAs.
C)QUOIDs.
D)NUIPs.

Question 21

Identify the leading expert who described seven major pathways that adults in their sixties take to retirement.

Question 22

What are some of the noncognitive factors that affect memory?

Question 23

What is discourse? What are some of the changes in discourse that occur with aging?

Question 24

Define and discuss dementia.

Question 25

Identify the concept which emphasizes that changes in cognitive functioning may be linked more to distance from death or cognition-related pathology than to distance.

Question 26

What are the important factors influencing depression in older adults?

Question 27

What is the impact of training on cognitive skills of older adults? Are the benefits transferable across domains?

Question 28

Discuss three types of attention.

Question 29

Contrast cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics,and give examples of each.

Question 30

What is Denise Park and Patricia Reuter-Lorenz's view on the aging brain and cognition?

Question 31

Briefly describe Alzheimer disease.

Question 32

Describe the status of semantic memory as individuals age.

Question 33

What is cognitive pragmatics? Explain,in brief,the distinction between cognitive mechanics and cognitive pragmatics.

Question 34

What is the term for a potential transitional state between cognitive changes of normal aging and very early stages of Alzheimer disease and other dementias?

Question 35

Identify a type of dementia that is characterized by muscle tremors,a gradual slowing of movement,and partial facial paralysis.

Question 36

What type of memory involves the ability to remember what one needs to do in the future?