Question 1

The late onset form of Alzheimer's disease is related to chromosome ___________.

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A)   21
B)   14
C)   19
D)   12E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The disorder that causes a form of dementia called Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is a variant of

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A)   Huntington's disease.
B)   Pick's disease.
C)   Alzheimer's type dementia.
D)   Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BS
E)  .E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Substance-induced delirium is often treated with

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A)   cold turkey withdrawal.
B)   psychostimulants.
C)   antidepressants.
D)   benzodiazepines.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 4

How is Alzheimer's type dementia usually diagnosed?

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A)   MRI findings
B)   Brain biopsy
C)   Functional brain scan
D)   Simplified mental status examE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Dementia due to HIV is more likely to cause ___________ than Alzheimer's type dementia.

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A)   death
B)   short-term memory loss
C)   long-term memory loss
D)   severe depressionE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The progression of Alzheimer's type dementia is

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A)   slow during early stages and late stages, and rapid during middle stages.
B)   rapid during early and late stages, and slow during middle stages.
C)   slow and progressive throughout the individual's life.
D)   slow in the early stages and rapid during late stages.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following individuals has the greatest risk of developing Alzheimer's type dementia?

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A)   Paul, who is wealthy and well educated.
B)   Rena, who completed college although she has an average IQ.
C)   Jason, who is extremely bright but never finished college.
D)   Carrie, who dropped out of school when she was very young.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

In DSM-IV-TR,the organic mental disorders are relabeled as cognitive disorders because

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A)   almost all disorders involve brain dysfunction.
B)   delirium and dementia involve cognitive symptoms while the other disorders don't.
C)   delirium and dementia occur primarily in the very young.
D)   both a and bE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

__________ is characterized by the development of memory impairment,without a loss of high-level cognitive skills.

Accepted Answer

A)   Dementia
B)   Delirium
C)   Amnestic disorder
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Which of the following factors can trigger delirium?

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A)   Sleep deprivation
B)   Excessive stress
C)   Head injury
D)   All of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Genes identified as _____________ give a person a nearly 100% chance of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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A)   degenerative
B)   susceptible
C)   deterministic
D)   influentialE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Describe delirium,its typical causes,and how it is treated.

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Question 13

The feature that separates amnestic disorder from dementia is that amnestic disorder

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A)   produces a wider array of cognitive deficits.
B)   is caused by brain damage.
C)   is the result of an accident.
D)   affects memory but may leave other cognitive abilities intact.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 14

The research finding of a negative correlation between smoking and the Alzheimer's type of dementia,i.e.,smokers were less likely to develop Alzheimer's type dementia,is generally interpreted to mean that

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A)   research findings are sometimes in error.
B)   nicotine protects against dementia for most people.
C)   smoking may be helpful in protecting people at high risk for Alzheimer's.
D)   smoking may shorten the lives of smokers so they do not live long enough to develop dementia.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is a type of amnestic disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Briquet's syndrome
B)   Broca's aphasia
C)   Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome
D)   None of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Mr.Smith (age 72) is brought to the hospital emergency room.His son explains that his father woke up this morning and was "not himself." Mr.Smith appears confused,agitated,and a bit frightened.He does not know his own name and cannot recognize his son.Mr.Smith's son reports that his father had been completely fine with no symptoms prior to that morning.Mr.Smith appears to be suffering from ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   dementia
B)   Alzheimer's
C)   delirium
D)   amnestic disorderE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The symptoms of delirium tend to subside

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A)   very slowly, over the course of several years.
B)   relatively quickly, over the course of a few days or weeks.
C)   moderately slowly, over the course of several months.
D)   very slowly, if they ever subside at all.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Among the elderly,delirium

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A)   occurs because drugs are eliminated from their system quickly.
B)   accounts for a significant number of falls.
C)   is rarely caused by improper medication use.
D)   is easily attributed to a limited number of causes.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The most plausible explanation for the negative correlation between cigarette smoking and Alzheimer's disease is that

Accepted Answer

A)   nonsmokers are likely to eat a healthier diet, and diet has been implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
B)   smokers are likely to eat a healthier diet, and diet has been implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
C)   nicotine combats the Alzheimer's disease process.
D)   nonsmokers live longer, and are thus more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, which appears in later life.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

What is the typical response to medication that can be expected for an Alzheimer's type dementia patient?

Accepted Answer

A)   About one year without symptoms
B)   Doubling of life expectancy
C)   Temporary improvement in abilities
D)   Relief of physical but not cognitive symptomsE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Exam 15: Cognitive Disorders

Genes identified as _____________ give a person a nearly 100% chance of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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Dementia due to HIV is more likely to cause ___________ than Alzheimer's type dementia.

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Among the elderly,delirium

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Which of the following factors can trigger delirium?

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How is Alzheimer's type dementia usually diagnosed?

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The disorder that causes a form of dementia called Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease is a variant of

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Substance-induced delirium is often treated with

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In DSM-IV-TR,the organic mental disorders are relabeled as cognitive disorders because

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The research finding of a negative correlation between smoking and the Alzheimer's type of dementia,i.e.,smokers were less likely to develop Alzheimer's type dementia,is generally interpreted to mean that

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__________ is characterized by the development of memory impairment,without a loss of high-level cognitive skills.

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The late onset form of Alzheimer's disease is related to chromosome ___________.

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