WorksheetsDisorders of Aging & Cognition
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who many people in America are considered older?
50 millions
10 thousand
45 million
2 thousand
Older women outnumber older men almost by ?
5 to 10
3 to 2
1 to 4
Like childhood, old age comes with its own ?
physical changes, stressors and upsets
Disorders and health issues
Age & memory loss
More than ____ of elderly people have some type of mental disorder. Fill in the blank
50%
60%
10%
20%
What is the field of psychology that works with elderly people and has developed mostly in the past 40 years?
Geropsychology
Psychology
Biology
What are the disorders that affect the mind due to problems with the brain ?
Delirium
mild neurocognitive disorders
major neurocognitive disorders
Cognition
What are the disorders of Cognition ?
Senile plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Biomarkers
All of the above
What is the most common type of neurocognitive disorder, accounting for at least two thirds all cases? This is a gradually progressive disease in which memory impairment is, by far, the most prominent cognitive dysfunction.
Alzheimer Disease
Dementia
Substance abuse
Elderly problem drinkers are often categorized as people who have misused alcohol for many years or people who have __________ starting in their 50s or 60s due to events such as death of a loved one, loneliness or unwanted retirement. Fill in the blank
late-onset alcoholism
Early Alzheimer
Beginning-onset drug abuse
