Exam 15: Neurocognitive Disorders

Loss of dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra is one factor contributing to the development of Parkinson's disease.

The second-most common type of neurocognitive disorders is ______.

Which conclusion is implied by the fact that immediate family members of people with Alzheimer's disease have a three-fold higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease than does the general population?

Review the biomedical treatments that appear to reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease on the one hand and Parkinson's disease on the other. Highlight both the successes and the limitations of the treatments you describe.

Of the patients in intensive care units in hospitals, delirium is seen in ______.

Effective medications exist for Lewy body disease.

What is the core protein of neurofibrillary tangles?

Prion diseases affect roughly one in ______ people.

The medical name for "mad cow disease" is ______.

Low levels of the five-factor personality trait of ______ are associated with better cognitive aging.

Neuroimaging research has allowed us to learn that, compared to the brains of healthy elderly controls, the brains of individuals with Alzheimer's disease ______.

The ONLY neurocognitive disorder that can be cured is ______.

In the vignette at the beginning of the textbook's chapter on neurocognitive disorders, Ronald Regan speaks to the American people about his diagnosis of ______.

______ is the idea that the brain can compensate for neurocognitive declines or impairments by taking advantage of high intelligence or high functioning in other areas.

A decline in cognitive abilities that is greater than might be expected from normal aging but that does not impair an individual's life is called ______ disorder.

Another name for neuritic plaque is ______.

Worldwide, the proportion of the population over the age of 65 has ______ since 1900.

Although a variety of cognitive impairments are seen in delirium, delirium is primarily seen as a disorder of ______.

Based on the textbook's discussion, ______ would NOT be expected to reduce one's risk of developing a neurocognitive disorder.

The ______ cortex is located in the temporal lobe and serves as a hub that connects the hippocampus and the neocortex.