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An 80-year-old hospitalized individual is recovering from surgery but now has gotten an infection. Over the course of a few days, the person shows increasing confusion and consistently misinterprets what others are trying to communicate. The MOST probable diagnosis for this condition is:

delirium

"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."

The part of the brain MOST important for short-term (working) memory is (are) the:

prefrontal cortex

The primary difference between major and mild neurocognitive disorder is:

whether it interferes with independent functioning

What is the relationship between age and anxiety in the elderly?

As age increases, the rate of anxiety disorders increases.

Regarding old age, stress, and illness, which of these statements is NOT true?

Most people over age 65 develop psychological disorders due to the stressors in their lives.

Excessive senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease are likely due to:

abnormal beta-amyloid and tau protein activity.

Which neurocognitive disorder was recently discovered by examining brain tissue from former professional football players who experienced repeated mild head trauma and displayed signs of neurocognitive impairment prior to death?

chronic traumatic encephalopathy

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

decreases

Research on the cause of Alzheimer's disease has led to the conclusion that:

there appears to be a significant hereditary component, but this does not fully explain its onset.