ADH...This or That?
This or That? Inattention or Overactivity: Being easily distracted
What is Inattention?
The most effective way to ease the symptoms of Dementia & Alzheimer's
What are Medication interventions EARLY On?
Valuing and safeguarding privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination of others
What is Respecting Client Rights & Dignity?
Impairments in language and non-verbal behaviors are symptoms of this diagnostic category of ASD
What is Qualitative Impairment in Communication & Social Interaction?
This symptom of Alzheimer's disease describes the anger and confusion that occurs towards the end of the day.
What is Sundowner Syndrome?
This or That? Inattention or Overactivity: Having difficulty waiting turns, interrupting others
What is Overactivity?
Memory, judgement, language, and motor skills deterioration slowly over time is indicative of _______
What is a Major Neurocognitive Disorder?
Your Intellectual disability is based on IQ and this other diagnostic factor
What is Assistance Required?
These can be particularly overwhelming for individuals with ASD, often causing aversive reactions when encountered.
What are Various Sensory Inputs?
One of the neurological changes we see with Alzheimer's disease that are evident from a lifestyle of poor brain health
What are Neurofibrillary Tangles?
This or That? Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity or Not Competent to Stand Trial: The more common defense made in courtrooms.
What is Not Competent to Stand Trial?
Although commonly associated, ASD and ID are NOT the same, in fact over half of individuals with ASD have ________.
What is Average or Greater IQ?
This is the degree one could work towards should they wish to practice psychology but are underwhelmed by the clinical research piece of the field
What is a PsyD?
An intense love and preoccupation with a particular thing or interest is a symptom that falls under this diagnostic category of ASD
A failure to recognize objects, names, or faces.
What is Agnosia?
This or That? Inattention or Overactivity: The Feeling of being Driven by a Motor.
What is Overactivity?
Appearing rapidly for many, especially as they age, includes confusion, memory and language deficits, and inattention
What is Delirium?
A person who is unable to care for themselves, has put themselves or another person in immediate harms way may end up in handcuffs due to this
What is a Civil Commitment?
Although rarely visible to the naked eye, this can act as a neurobiological indicator of Autism in many individuals diagnosed with ASD
What is an Enlarged Overall Brain Size?
This is one of the reasons why Alzheimer's disease is so impairing, having to do with its course.
What is The Slow Start but Sudden, Rapid Deterioration in the middle years?
This or That? Benzodiazepines or Amphetamines: The ideal medical treatment for ADHD
What are Amphetamines?
While therapy is helpful for individuals seeking mental health treatment, these communities may be of particular interest to those seeking support within their lives, often leading to improved support networks
What are Self-Help Groups?
Promoting accurate, honest, and truthful work
What is Integrity?
These two things are the best indicators for successful treatment outcomes for individuals with ASD
What is Language Ability & Higher IQ?
Some of the most impairing deficits with Alzheimer's disease include these frontal lobe roles
What are Executive Functioning Deficits?