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1

By definition, a cognitive disorder cannot be caused by
A)a medical disease.
B)substance intoxication or withdrawal.
C)a psychiatric disorder.
D)an infection.
2

Cognitive disorders were formerly referred to as
A)thought disorders.
B)organic brain disorders.
C)amnestic disorders.
D)multi-infarct disorders.
3

Which of the following is not a common deficit that occurs in dementia?
A)amnesia
B)alogia
C)apraxia
D)aphasia
4

In dementia, which of the following terms refers to an inability to recognize objects or people?
A)apraxia
B)alogia
C)agnosia
D)aphasia
5

The most common cause of dementia is
A)head injury.
B)Alzheimer's disease.
C)cerebrovascular disease.
D)HIV.
6

In Alzheimer's disease, plaques are particularly common in the
A)hippocampus.
B)hypothalamus.
C)brainstem.
D)thalamus.
7

On which of the following chromosomes is there a genetic abnormality that is associated with an increased risk of late-onset Alzheimer's disease?
A)chromosome 4
B)chromosome 14
C)chromosome 19
D)chromosome 21
8

On which of the following chromosomes is there a genetic abnormality that may be responsible for about 80% of early-onset Alzheimer's disease?
A)chromosome 4
B)chromosome 14
C)chromosome 19
D)chromosome 21
9

Which of the following is not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia following a stroke?
A)a previous history of strokes
B)a higher level of education
C)diabetes
D)older age
10

Parkinson's disease results from the death of neurons that produce
A)serotonin
B)acetylcholine
C)dopamine
D)norepinephrine
11

Which of the following is not a symptom of Parkinson's disease?
A)early memory loss
B)tremors
C)muscle rigidity
D)an inability to initiate movement
12

Which of the following medical conditions can produce a mild neurocognitive disorder and mild impairments in social/occupational functioning?
A)Parkinson's disease
B)Huntington's disease
C)Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
D)HIV
13

The nun study by Snowdon et al. (1996) showed that
A)religious people are more likely to experience dementia.
B)people with greater linguistic skills early in life were less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease later in late.
C)better-educated people are more likely to become demented because they have more abilities to lose once dementia takes hold.
D)people with low levels of education are less likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than people with higher levels of education.
14

Korsakoff's syndrome is an amnestic disorder caused by damage to the __________.
A)cerebral cortex
B)amygdala
C)hippocampus
D)thalamus
15

A disturbance of consciousness caused by a medical condition that develops over a very short period of time and is characterized by a change in cognition (such as a memory deficit or disorientation) and a reduction in the ability to focus, shift, or sustain attention, is known as
A)Alzheimer's disease.
B)Korsakoff's syndrome.
C)delirium.
D)HIV-associated dementia.
16

Dementia occurs:
A)only in people over 60 years of age.
B)in 2-5% of people over age 65.
C)more often in men than in women.
D)in 80% of people over age 85.
17

Which of the following would not be considered to reflect a deficit in executive functioning?
A)interpreting the proverb, "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" to mean, "People don't want their windows broken"
B)failing to recognize objects or people
C)difficulty planning how to carry out a sequence of actions
D)trouble stopping oneself from engaging in a behavior
18

All of the following are pathological brain changes that occur in Alzheimer's disease except:
A)neurofibrillary tangles.
B)loss of dendrites.
C)shrunken ventricles.
D)extensive cell death.
19

The most common causes of closed head injuries are:
A)gunshot wounds.
B)falls.
C)motor vehicle accidents.
D)blows to the head during violent assaults.
20

Which of the following disorders is transmitted by a single dominant gene?
A)Huntington's disease
B)Parkinson's disease
C)Alzheimer's disease
D)Pick's disease







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