PSYC CH 17+18

"I'm no fool, no sirree! I'm gonna live to be 103. . . ." sang the Disney character Jiminy Cricket decades ago. If Jiminy Cricket had been a human (most crickets live only a few weeks), what's the BEST advice you could have given him to live a very long life?

"Accept life's challenges with optimism, have good health habits, and inherit 'longevity' genes."

"Grandpa is 88 years old, and there's no sign of neurocognitive disorder," says a friend of yours. Your MOST accurate reply is:

"That's wonderful—about half of people that age do have signs of neurocognitive disorder."

About what percentage of those with Alzheimer's disease are cared for by their relatives?

90 percent

An elderly person who believes falsely that others are conspiring against her, cheating her, or spying on her and who behaves in angry, irritable, and depressed ways is exhibiting:

a delusional disorder.

An individual is extremely sad, can't sleep well, and experiences very low, and decreasing, self-esteem. These are features of depression among:

both the elderly and the young.

A person who has an excess of plaques due to Alzheimer's would be likely to have:

cell breakdown and neuron death.

An elderly person has been diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder, but the disorder is not Alzheimer's disease. Among the elderly, such a diagnosis is:

common—about a third of neurocognitive disorders are not Alzheimer's disease.

As people age, the incidence of alcohol abuse and other forms of substance abuse:

decreases.

An individual seeking help from a geropsychologist is MOST likely:

elderly.

If you do things during your life that promote physical and psychological well-being, you are engaging in a _____ approach to aging.

health-maintenance

Alzheimer's is named for the first person to ______ the disease.

identify

Compared to younger people, those older than 65 are:

less likely to experience depression if not living in a nursing home and about as likely to experience depression if living in a nursing home.

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.

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.

A clouding of consciousness that develops over a short period of time and can often be reversed if its underlying cause can be found is called:

delirium.

Compared to individuals who are older than 75 and living at home with assistance, similar individuals living in nursing homes are almost twice as likely to experience delirium, providing evidence that:

experiencing delirium is positively correlated with living in a nursing home.

Beatitudes, a facility that offers long-term inpatient care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, provides controls for patients by:

focusing on individualized care, such as allowing occasional access to alcohol or chocolate.

An elderly individual has just been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. MOST likely, the diagnosis is:

generalized anxiety disorder.

A particular problem found MORE often in the elderly that is related to substance abuse is:

misuse of prescription drugs.