Abnormal Psychology Exam 3 part 4

Well-designed research studies show that about what percent of patients with symptoms of dementia show improvement simply as a result of having some attention paid to them?

30 to 60 percent

According to recent research, should patients with Alzheimer's disease be encouraged to repeat activities daily that they enjoyed doing when they were younger?

Probably; they would tend to be happier, even after forgetting they did the activity.

A person who has been criminally committed has been:

accused of a crime and sent to a psychiatric institution for mental health treatment.

One of the MOST frequent reasons for the institutionalization of Alzheimer's patients is:

because caregivers are overwhelmed.

An individual has just been diagnosed with mild neurocognitive disorder. We know for sure that the person:

can still function independently

Among the proposed causes of Alzheimer's are all of the following EXCEPT:

concussion or other brain injury.

With Alzheimer's, physical health usually:

declines less rapidly than mental health

If a young person is taking a health-maintenance approach to aging, the person would be:

doing things that promote physical and mental health.

A person with Alzheimer's disease is taking a drug designed to affect acetylcholine and glutamate and may experience:

improvement both in short-term memory, and in ability to cope under pressure

When an autoimmune response occurs, the body attacks:

its own tissue

Sources of discrimination in the mental health care of the elderly include:

language barriers that interfere with medical and mental health care.

The definition of "insanity" used in legal cases is written by:

legislators

A 65-year-old in otherwise very good health typically will experience occasional:

memory difficulties.

An individual with Alzheimer's disease is able to function independently. The MOST appropriate label for this person's condition is:

mild neurocognitive disorder.

The brain changes that those with Alzheimer's disease experience are:

similar to those of most elderly people, but happen to an excessive degree.

A forensic psychologist would be likely to do all of the following EXCEPT

write legislation to regulate the practice of psychology in the courts.

Of the following, the MOST legitimate conclusion that can be drawn from animal studies about the impact of zinc on the production of beta-amyloid protein is that:

zinc may act as a toxin and damage the brain.

In response to a recommendation by the American Psychiatric Association regarding insanity pleas, current federal practice is MOST like the:

​M'Naghten rule.

Among the elderly, psychotic cognitive symptoms are usually due to:

delirium and dementia.

The BEST evidence we have to date suggests that early-onset Alzheimer's is transmitted genetically in families that:

transmit mutations of certain protein-producing genes

Grandma is 65 years old, and there's no sign of neurocognitive disorder," says a friend of yours. Your MOST accurate reply is:

"That's wonderful—about 1 to 2 percent of people that age do have signs of neurocognitive disorder."

Of 100 typical elderly patients entering a hospital for a general medical condition, about how many would initially be diagnosed with delirium, and about how many more would develop delirium while in the hospital (in that order)?

10 percent, 10 percent

If a person with paranoid schizophrenia commits murder and either is not able to understand that murder is wrong or is not able to control his or her actions and follow the law, that person would MOST likely be eligible for an insanity defense under:

All the answers are true.

Which of the following is the correct ordering of ethnic groups in the United States in terms of the percentage of the elderly living with their children (from highest percentage to lowest percentage)?

Asian American, African American, Hispanic American, white American

Lucille experienced severe mood, personality, and bodily movement changes. MOST likely, she has:

Huntington's disease

What does the research show that nursing homes should do in order to meet the emotional needs of their patients?

Let patients do what they want to do, so long as it's not harmful or disruptive

Which of the following diseases involves degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes?

Pick's disease

Regarding treatment of depression in the elderly, studies show that:

drug treatments may need to be altered because drugs are broken down differently in the body

An individual with Alzheimer's disease is no longer able to function independently. The MOST appropriate diagnosis for this person's condition is:

major neurocognitive disorder.

Studies have shown that misuse of medications in U.S. nursing homes occurs MOST often when staff members:

use antipsychotic drugs to control the behaviors of those who don't show psychotic symptoms.

Other than an autopsy after death, the BEST way to diagnose the presence of Alzheimer's disease is:

with a brain scan.