Exam 15: Neurocognitive Disorders

Parkinson's Disease is associated with degeneration in the substantia nigra area of the brain,where the important neurotransmitter dopamine is produced.What is the main drug that is used to counteract this decline in dopamine?

Assessment in clinical neuropsychology is based on a range of cognitive tests and can be supplemented by which of the following?

The average duration of the disease from onset of symptoms to death is around _____ years.

Damage to brain tissue can also occur as a result of a cardiovascular accident (CVA).This is also known as:

Another factor that is thought to be important in Alzheimer's Disease is the faulty production of the brain neurotransmitter:

One of the most common neuropsychological tests used in the US is known as:

Strokes are remarkably common,especially in individuals over the age of 65 years.In the UK,an estimated ______ people a year suffer a stroke:

Clinical psychologists are also centrally involved in the development of rehabilitation programmes that may have a variety of aims,which include which of the following?

Some neurological disorders are characterised by impairments in motor performance and coordination.This is known as:

Neurological disorders do not only generate deficits in basic cognitive functioning,they can also affect which two of the following?

Haemorrhaging in the brain is often the result of hypertension or high blood pressure,and is often due to:

The changes that occur to the brain during Alzheimer's Disease appear to be structural and involve the development of:

Deficits in executive functioning are revealed in everyday behaviour by examples of which of the following?

In contrast to some of the long neurological tests,other tests have been developed to be quick and simple to implement and to provide a reasonably reliable indication of general level of impairment.One such test is the:

Parkinson's Disease occurs as a result of damage in the basal ganglia,particularly the region of the basal ganglia known as the _______:

Diagnosis is made difficult by the fact that the symptoms and deficits found in neurological disorders often closely resemble those of other psychopathologies.For example amnesia may also be symptom of which of the following psychopathologies?

One of the main neurodegenerative disorders has its main impact on emotional factors such as apathy and the ability to empathise with others.It is also characterized by a lack of insight into social conventions and an inability to regulate emotions.It is called _______________:

The rehabilitation programme of visual scanning involves individuals completing which of the following tasks?

If the neurological condition is caused by a specific traumatic event (such as a head injury),the individual may be unable to recall anything from the moment of the injury or to retain memories of recent events.This is known as: