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1.
Aging is simply a biological process.
A)True
B)False
2.
Amnesia is a cognitive disorder.
A)True
B)False
3.
The ability to plan, initiate, monitor, and stop complex behaviors is referred to as the executive functions of the brain.
A)True
B)False
4.
The majority of people who have had a stroke develop dementia.
A)True
B)False
5.
Dementia pugilistica is a type of dementia caused by Pick's disease.
A)True
B)False
6.
Mild neurocognitive disorder is found among about 50% of people with Huntington's disease.
A)True
B)False
7.
Antioxidants can slow the rates of decline in Alzheimer's patients.
A)True
B)False
8.
There are more elderly men than women with dementia.
A)True
B)False
9.
African Americans are more likely than European Americans to be diagnosed with vascular dementia.
A)True
B)False
10.
A worsening of delirium symptoms over the course of a day is known as sundowning.
A)True
B)False
11.
Dementia is the strongest predictor of delirium.
A)True
B)False
12.
The specific causes of delirium are not known.
A)True
B)False
13.
The amnesic disorders are characterized only by memory loss.
A)True
B)False
14.
Panic disorder is fairly common in older people.
A)True
B)False
15.
The treatment for older substance abusers is similar to that for younger abusers.
A)True
B)False





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