Question 1

Which of the following is an early prominent symptom of dementia?

Accepted Answer

A) Memory impairment 
B) Loss of physical abilities 
C) Language impairment 
D) Hearing loss 
A) Memory impairment 
B) Loss of physical abilities 
C) Language impairment 
D) Hearing loss

Question 2

Approximately what percent of individuals over 65 years of age have diagnosable signs of degenerative dementia?

Accepted Answer

A) 7% 
B) 17% 
C) 23% 
D) 37% 
A) 7% 
B) 17% 
C) 23% 
D) 37%

Question 3

There appears to be a significant inherited component to Alzheimer's Disease.Korten,Jorm,Henderson et al.(1993)estimate that what percentage of first-degree relatives of sufferers also develop the disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 10% 
C) 50% 
D) 60% 
A) 20% 
B) 10% 
C) 50% 
D) 60%

Question 4

A recently developed form of treatment for Parkinson's Disease involves using a surgically implanted,battery-operated device called a neurostimulator to deliver electrical stimulation to the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus or the subthalamic nucleus area in the basal ganglia.What is this treatment known as?

Accepted Answer

A) Deep brain stimulation 
B) Electroconvulsive shock therapy 
C) Artificial stem simulation 
D) Motor neurone stimulator 
A) Deep brain stimulation 
B) Electroconvulsive shock therapy 
C) Artificial stem simulation 
D) Motor neurone stimulator

Question 5

When a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and affects local brain tissue,this is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Haemorrhage 
B) A stroke 
C) A Cerebral abscess 
D) An infarction 
A) Haemorrhage 
B) A stroke 
C) A Cerebral abscess 
D) An infarction

Question 6

Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to which regions of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Behind the frontal lobes 
B) The left frontal lobe 
C) Behind the cerebellum 
D) In front of the hippocampus 
A) Behind the frontal lobes 
B) The left frontal lobe 
C) Behind the cerebellum 
D) In front of the hippocampus

Question 7

Disruption of the ability to speak is known generally as:

Accepted Answer

A) Broca's aphasia 
B) Wernicke's aphasia 
C) Beidecker's aphasia 
D) Warnick's aphasia 
A) Broca's aphasia 
B) Wernicke's aphasia 
C) Beidecker's aphasia 
D) Warnick's aphasia

Question 8

In the 2000 film "Memento",the lead character,Leonard,is unable to form new memories as a result of an earlier head injury caused by an assailant.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Anterograde memory dysfunction 
B) Retrograde memory dysfunction 
C) Post event memory dysfunction 
D) Antenatal memory dysfunction 
A) Anterograde memory dysfunction 
B) Retrograde memory dysfunction 
C) Post event memory dysfunction 
D) Antenatal memory dysfunction

Question 9

The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorder due to HIV infection include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) There is documented infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
B) The criteria are met for delirium 
C) There is insidious onset,and rapid progression of impairment is common 
D) All of the above 
A) There is documented infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
B) The criteria are met for delirium 
C) There is insidious onset,and rapid progression of impairment is common 
D) All of the above

Question 10

DSM-5 identifies two broader diagnostic syndromes into which many neurological disorders fall.They are:

Accepted Answer

A) Delirium and Parkinson's Disease 
B) Delirium and dementia 
C) Delirium and major or mild neurocognitive disorders 
D) Delirium and major neurocognitive disorders 
A) Delirium and Parkinson's Disease 
B) Delirium and dementia 
C) Delirium and major or mild neurocognitive disorders 
D) Delirium and major neurocognitive disorders

Question 11

Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia.It is a slowly progressive disorder and according to Davies,Wolska,Hilbich et al (1988),neural damage may start how many years before any overt cognitive or behavioural signs of impairment?

Accepted Answer

A) 20-30 years 
B) 5-10 years 
C) 2 years 
D) 50 years 
A) 20-30 years 
B) 5-10 years 
C) 2 years 
D) 50 years

Question 12

Language deficits are one of the most common features of neurological disorders,and are collectively known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Dysphasias 
B) Alogias 
C) Anomias 
D) Aphasias 
A) Dysphasias 
B) Alogias 
C) Anomias 
D) Aphasias

Question 13

Degenerative disorders represent those neurocognitive disorders that are characterised by:

Accepted Answer

A) A history of depression 
B) A slow,general deterioration in cognitive,physical and emotional functioning 
C) Rapid deterioration in cognitive,physical and emotional functioning 
D) Onset after the age of 60 years 
A) A history of depression 
B) A slow,general deterioration in cognitive,physical and emotional functioning 
C) Rapid deterioration in cognitive,physical and emotional functioning 
D) Onset after the age of 60 years

Question 14

Fewer than ______ of HIV-infected individuals would normally meet the criteria for major neurocognitive disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) 2% 
B) 3% 
C) 4% 
D) 5% 
A) 2% 
B) 3% 
C) 4% 
D) 5%

Question 15

Major clinical symptoms of HIV dementia include:

Accepted Answer

A) Impaired short-term memory 
B) Lack of concentration 
C) Leg weakness 
D) All of the above 
A) Impaired short-term memory 
B) Lack of concentration 
C) Leg weakness 
D) All of the above

Question 16

"Mad cow disease" is a fatal infectious disease known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Spongiform meningitis 
B) Spongiform Spirilosis 
C) Spongiform encephalopathy 
D) Meningial encephalopathy 
A) Spongiform meningitis 
B) Spongiform Spirilosis 
C) Spongiform encephalopathy 
D) Meningial encephalopathy

Question 17

Which of the following accounts for the majority of traumatic brain injuries?

Accepted Answer

A) Sports and recreational activities 
B) Road traffic accidents 
C) Assaults 
D) Domestic accidents 
A) Sports and recreational activities 
B) Road traffic accidents 
C) Assaults 
D) Domestic accidents

Question 18

In the case of HIV-1 associated dementia,drugs effective in reducing the severity of HIV dementia are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Antibiotics 
B) Antiretrovirals 
C) Antipolmorphs 
D) Antipsychotics 
A) Antibiotics 
B) Antiretrovirals 
C) Antipolmorphs 
D) Antipsychotics

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the main sub-types of cerebral infection that can give rise to neurological impairments?

Accepted Answer

A) Encephalitis 
B) Meningitis 
C) Viral infection 
D) Spyrolosis 
A) Encephalitis 
B) Meningitis 
C) Viral infection 
D) Spyrolosis

Question 20

Identifying that someone has a neurological disorder is a difficult and often lengthy process.Assessment is important for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) Determining the actual nature of any deficits and the location of any related tissue damage in the brain 
B) Providing information about onset,type,severity and progression of symptoms 
C) Helping to discriminate between neurological deficits that have an organic basis and psychiatric symptoms that do not 
D) All of the above 
A) Determining the actual nature of any deficits and the location of any related tissue damage in the brain 
B) Providing information about onset,type,severity and progression of symptoms 
C) Helping to discriminate between neurological deficits that have an organic basis and psychiatric symptoms that do not 
D) All of the above

Which of the following is an early prominent symptom of dementia?

Approximately what percent of individuals over 65 years of age have diagnosable signs of degenerative dementia?

There appears to be a significant inherited component to Alzheimer's Disease.Korten,Jorm,Henderson et al.(1993)estimate that what percentage of first-degree relatives of sufferers also develop the disorder?

When a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and affects local brain tissue,this is known as:

Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to which regions of the brain?

Disruption of the ability to speak is known generally as:

In the 2000 film "Memento",the lead character,Leonard,is unable to form new memories as a result of an earlier head injury caused by an assailant.This is known as:

The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorder due to HIV infection include which of the following?

DSM-5 identifies two broader diagnostic syndromes into which many neurological disorders fall.They are:

Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia.It is a slowly progressive disorder and according to Davies,Wolska,Hilbich et al (1988),neural damage may start how many years before any overt cognitive or behavioural signs of impairment?

Language deficits are one of the most common features of neurological disorders,and are collectively known as:

Degenerative disorders represent those neurocognitive disorders that are characterised by:

Fewer than ______ of HIV-infected individuals would normally meet the criteria for major neurocognitive disorder.

Major clinical symptoms of HIV dementia include:

"Mad cow disease" is a fatal infectious disease known as:

Which of the following accounts for the majority of traumatic brain injuries?

In the case of HIV-1 associated dementia,drugs effective in reducing the severity of HIV dementia are known as:

Which of the following is NOT one of the main sub-types of cerebral infection that can give rise to neurological impairments?

Identifying that someone has a neurological disorder is a difficult and often lengthy process.Assessment is important for which of the following reasons?

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Exam 15: Neurocognitive Disorders

Which of the following is an early prominent symptom of dementia?

Approximately what percent of individuals over 65 years of age have diagnosable signs of degenerative dementia?

There appears to be a significant inherited component to Alzheimer's Disease.Korten,Jorm,Henderson et al.(1993)estimate that what percentage of first-degree relatives of sufferers also develop the disorder?

When a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and affects local brain tissue,this is known as:

Broca's aphasia is associated with damage to which regions of the brain?

Disruption of the ability to speak is known generally as:

In the 2000 film "Memento",the lead character,Leonard,is unable to form new memories as a result of an earlier head injury caused by an assailant.This is known as:

The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorder due to HIV infection include which of the following?

DSM-5 identifies two broader diagnostic syndromes into which many neurological disorders fall.They are:

Alzheimer's Disease is the most common form of dementia.It is a slowly progressive disorder and according to Davies,Wolska,Hilbich et al (1988),neural damage may start how many years before any overt cognitive or behavioural signs of impairment?

Language deficits are one of the most common features of neurological disorders,and are collectively known as:

Degenerative disorders represent those neurocognitive disorders that are characterised by:

Fewer than ______ of HIV-infected individuals would normally meet the criteria for major neurocognitive disorder.

Major clinical symptoms of HIV dementia include:

"Mad cow disease" is a fatal infectious disease known as:

Which of the following accounts for the majority of traumatic brain injuries?

In the case of HIV-1 associated dementia,drugs effective in reducing the severity of HIV dementia are known as:

Which of the following is NOT one of the main sub-types of cerebral infection that can give rise to neurological impairments?

Identifying that someone has a neurological disorder is a difficult and often lengthy process.Assessment is important for which of the following reasons?

Introducing Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms and Practices

Classification and Assessment in Clinical Psychology

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Treating Psychopathology

Clinical Practice

Anxiety and Stressor-Related Problems

Depression and Mood Disorders

Experiencing Psychosis: Schizophrenia Spectrum Problems

Substance Use Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual and Gender Problems

Personality Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders

Dissociative Experiences

Childhood and Adolescent Psychological Problems

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

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