Exam 16: Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

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Two of the disorders that commonly affect older adults are depression and insomnia. Imagining that you work in a doctor's office, what treatment recommendations would you make for each disorder? Why?

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An MRI brain imaging study by Pfefferbaum and colleagues (2006) indicated residual cognitive effects in the microstructure and macrostructure of the ____________, which remain long after an older person has stopped drinking.

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Which of the following statements is an example of a time-of-measurement effect?

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Toronto researchers have found that volume loss within the hippocampus best discriminated people with:

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Cohort effects are reflected in which of the following problems in research?

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In cross-

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The phenomenon of feeling younger than one actually is refers to:

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Which main factor(s) differentiate(s) frontal-subcortical dementias from frontal-temporal dementias?

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In terms of suicide rates in the U.S. and in Canada, research has shown that:

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A study of suicide rates in 21 health units in British Columbia found that __________ had the highest suicide rate

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What neurotransmitter has been most strongly implicated in Alzheimer's disease?

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Life review, a psychotherapeutic approach reflecting the influence of _____________, has been shown to be __________________________ in the elderly, according to a study by Bohlmeijer and colleagues (2003).

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What is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease?

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An alternative to nursing home placement that has emerged most recently in Canada and in the United States is:

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A lay term for dementia is:

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According to Alloul's (1998) review, the decision to institutionalize someone with dementia is predicted by the elderly person's:

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In what way can delirium be differentiated from Alzheimer's disease?

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Following a study by Morin and associates at Laval University on the efficacy of different treatments for sleep problems in the elderly, we can conclude that if Jack was in the behavioural treatment group and Bill was in the drug-and-behavioural treatment group:

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Bialystok and Craik and their associates (2004) have found that:

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Alzheimer's disease is evident in post-mortem brains by:

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