Cognitive Impairment

Question 1

Actual changes in mental function attributed to normal aging are?

Answer 1

• Minimal

Question 2

Aging associated Cognitive Decline

Answer 2

• AACD
• Gradual cognitive decline for at least 6 months that results in one standard deviation below age and education norms on neuropsyochological testing

Question 3

Memory loss is most often associated with?

Answer 3

• Aging

- Lapses of memory may occur but the ability to recall with cues remains

Question 4

Age Associated Memory Impairment

Answer 4

• AAMI
• Memory loss in the elderly not sufficient to warrant a diagnosis of dementia
• One standard deviation below

Question 5

Benign Senescent Forgetfulness

Answer 5

• Age Related Cases
• BSF
• Term for the memory loss associated with the normal older person
• Slowly progressive
• Mild impairment of cognitive functioning
• Not severe enough to interfere with daily activities

Question 6

Intellligence

Answer 6

• Declines

Question 7

Fluid Intelligence

Answer 7

• Involves the capacity to use unique kinds of thinking to solve unfamiliar problems and is believed to decline with age

Question 8

Crystal Intellegence

Answer 8

• Knowledge

- Is acquired through education and acculturation and remains stable through age 70

Question 9

Executive Functioning

Answer 9

• Involves complex behavior that combines memory, intellectual capacity, and cognitive planning

Question 10

Evidence supports a mild ___ in executive functioning over ____.

Answer 10

• Decline

- Time