Question 1

The gene responsible for producing amyloid precursor protein (APP) appears to explain the development of

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A)  neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease in general. 
B)  late onset neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  non-Alzheimer's type of neurocognitive disorder that tends to affect unique populations, such as those with strong family history of the disorder. 
D)  early onset neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease and the higher frequency of the disorder in Down Syndrome patients.

Question 2

Research suggests that Alzheimer's disease accounts for about of the cases of neurocognitive disorder.

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A)  15% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75%

Question 3

Describe the differences and similarities between neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease and vascular neurocognitive disorder. Why it is not always possible to determine the actual cause of neurocognitive disorder while the patient is alive?

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Question 4

Psychological and social influences involved in neurocognitive disorder

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A)  help determine the onset and course. 
B)  are direct causes. 
C)  have no influence. 
D)  have not been studied.

Question 5

Some studies suggest that deposits of cause the cell death associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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A)  amyloid beta 
B)  fat 
C)  cholesterol 
D)  protein

Question 6

Which of the following groups is likely to show delirium?

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A)  Older adults 
B)  AIDS patients 
C)  Cancer patients 
D)  All of these

Question 7

Why are the symptoms of vascular neurocognitive disorder so different in each patient?

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A)  It is not known why patients with vascular neurocognitive disorder have different symptoms. 
B)  The symptoms relate to the area of the brain damaged. 
C)  The symptoms depend upon the person's other medical conditions. 
D)  Patients tend to be elderly and easily confused.

Question 8

What is the prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease and why is it difficult to measure?

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Question 9

Individuals who have the apo E44 gene of developing Alzheimer's disease.

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A)  are at increased risk 
B)  have nearly a 100% chance 
C)  are not at risk 
D)  may or may not be at risk

Question 10

Some types of Down Syndrome predispose the individual to developing .

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A)  dementia pugilistica 
B)  Parkinson's disease 
C)  Alzheimer's disease 
D)  vascular neurocognitive disorder

Question 11

Explain the relationship that has been observed between formal education and the development of neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease. What theoretical and neurological explanations have been offered for this observation?

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Question 12

What is the main reason that we do NOT have an effective treatment for neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease?

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A)  The disorder affects the elderly who generally have many other health problems. 
B)  We do not have a way to replace extensive brain damage. 
C)  The amount of treatment research is considerably less for neurocognitive disorder than for other disorders. 
D)  The cause is genetic.

Question 13

What is the biological version of the theory that states that formal education helps insulate people from the effects of neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease?

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A)  Mind-body hypothesis 
B)  Neuronal network theory 
C)  Cognitive reserve hypothesis 
D)  Cortical activity theory

Question 14

The three categories of neurocognitive disorders are

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A)  delirium, chromosomal disorders, and amnestic disorders. 
B)  delirium, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. 
C)  Alzheimer's, delirium, and Parkinson's disease. 
D)  major neurocognitive disorders, mild neurocognitive disorders, and delirium.

Question 15

People with neurocognitive disorder sometimes suffer from agnosia, which is defined as the inability to _________.

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A)  use language 
B)  understand language 
C)  recognize and name objects 
D)  remember events and places

Question 16

When a person has major neurocognitive disorder, he or she may also experience delusions, depression, agitation, aggression, and/or apathy, all of which are due to

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A)  progressive deterioration of brain functioning. 
B)  frustration experienced by these patients as they lose their cognitive abilities. 
C)  neither of these. 
D)  both of these.

Question 17

The differing patterns of impairment associated with neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease and neurocognitive disorder due to HIV are primarily attributable to

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A)  the different areas of the brain affected. 
B)  the immune response to the virus in HIV patients. 
C)  psychosocial differences in the lives of the typical patients with each disorder. 
D)  unexplained causes.

Question 18

Recent research regarding the biological processes and genetic factors associated with neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease is best viewed as

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A)  absolute fact. 
B)  preliminary findings that need to be studied further. 
C)  hypotheses that have yet to be tested. 
D)  interesting theories regarding influences, though of little potential use for finding a way to predict and treat neurocognitive disorder.

Question 19

The disorder that causes a form of neurocognitive disorder called Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a variant of

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A)  Huntington's disease. 
B)  Pick's disease. 
C)  neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disorder. 
D)  bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease").

Question 20

Genetic research suggests that Alzheimer's disease is linked to

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A)  Down syndrome through chromosome 21. 
B)  Parkinson's Disease through a single gene. 
C)  depression through chromosome 12. 
D)  Huntington's disease due to a genetic mutation.

Exam 15: Neurocognitive Disorders