Nevid, Rathus and Greene Abnormal Psychology Nevid, Rathus and Greene Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
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Cognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging Chapter 15 Cognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program. Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Cognitive Disorders * Delirium Features of delirium Dementia Cognitive deficits in dementia Aphasia Apraxia Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Cognitive Disorders * Amnestic Disorder Physical cause Alcohol-inducted persisting amnestic disorder (Korsakoff’s syndrome) Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Psychological Disorders Related to Aging * Anxiety Disorders and Aging Depression and Aging Sleep Problems and Aging Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Psychological Disorders Related to Aging * Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type Progressive deterioration in mental abilities Memory Language Problem-solving ability Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Psychological Disorders Related to Aging * Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type Diagnosis Features of Alzheimer’s disease Causal factors Treatment Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease in Two Massachusetts Communities * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Distribution by Probable Cause of Dementia * Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Psychological Disorders Related to Aging * Vascular Dementia Features of vascular dementia Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Dementias and Other Psychological Problems Due to General Medical Conditions * Dementia Due to Pick’s Disease Genetic component Dementia Due to Parkinson’s Disease Tremors and shaking Dementia Due to Huntington’s Disease Jerky movements of the face Genetic factors Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Dementias and Other Psychological Problems Due to General Medical Conditions * Dementia Due to HIV Disease 25% develop cognitive problems Dementia Due to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Rare, fatal brain disease Dementia Due to Head Trauma Multiple traumas increase severity Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002
Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002 Dementias and Other Psychological Problems Due to General Medical Conditions * Neurosyphilis General Paresis Nutritional Deficiencies Endocrine Disorders Hypothyroidism Copyright Prentice-Hall 2002