Cognition
Cognition
Cognition
Dementia
Cognition
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– SOME PEOPLE HAVE MORE RESERVE CAPACITY IN THE COGNITIVE FUNCTION, ALLOWING THEM TO DELAY THE SIGNS OF COGNITIVE LOSS THAN MAY COME WITH NORMAL AGING
What is Cognitive Reserve?
100
SECONDARY (LONG–TERM) MEMORY – VIEWED AS CONTAINING AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF INFORMATION FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. NO DATA TO STATE THAT THERE ARE DEFICITS WITH AGING THOUGH IT MAY BE THE “ENCODING” STRATEGIES THAT ARE NOT UTILIZED SPONTANEOUSLY
What is Long Term Memory
100
CHANGES DO NOT SHOW UP UNTIL MID 60’S – SIGNIFICANT DECLINE DOES NOT SHOW UP UNTIL EARLY 80’S, THOSE EFFECTING EVERYDAY LIFE.
What is Intellectual abilities throughout adulthood
100
Supporting Occupational Performance – Four Strategies Supporting Family in their role as caregivers Identifying meaningful occupations Training caregivers to use compensatory strategies Training caregivers to manage “problem behaviors”
What is - What are four strategies for supporting Occupational Performance?
100
VERBAL ABILITY PEAKs AT AGE 30, WELL MAINTAINED UNTIL THE 60’S
What is - Peaks at age 30 - well maintained until the 60's
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THE DISUSE THEORY, BRAIN RESERVE AND THE OLDER ADULT USE OR LOSE IT NOT LIKELY TO OCCUR UNTIL AGE 65-70 I.E. IF INDIVIDUALS CONTINUE TO BE COGNITIVELY ACTIVE
What is Disuse Theory?
200
AREAS THAT ARE IMPORTANT IN THE OLDER ADULT’S EVERY DAY LIFE:
What is Everyday Memory
200
SOME STUDIES ALSO NOTE THE THE RANGE OF COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IS GREATER AMONG OLDER ADULTS THAN YOUNGER ADULTS, WITH SOME OLDER ADULTS EXHIBITING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN SOME AREAS OF FUNCTION
What is Range of cognitive performance is greater among older adults? T or F
200
Evaluating the effectiveness of Interventions. GAS – Goal Attainment Scale http://www2.uta.edu/sswmindel/S6324/Class%20Materials/measurement/Goal%20Attainment%20Scaling%20presentation.pdf http://www.buffalostate.edu/socialwork/documents/goalandtaskstudytemplate.pdf Purpose of using the GAS Method – Opportunity to identify meaningful functional endpoints for improvement and worsening from their own personal perspectives To accurately determine tx effectiveness, a distinction must be made between individual occupational potential and actual occupational performance
What is - This _____ Method helps to identify meaningful functional endpoints for improvement and worsening from their own personal perspectives?
200
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What is - Are all age groups able to learn? T or F
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LEAST AGE-RELATED DECLINE WHERE THE SKILLS REQUIRED ARE MORE FORMAL EDUCATION
What is - Who may have the least age-related decline in cognition?
300
MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT – PREVIOUSLY LABELED AS AGE-ASSOCIATED MEMORY IMPAIRMENTS. THESE ARE DESCRIBED AS THE CHANGES IMN MEMORY AND OTHER AREAS OF COGNITIVE FUNCTION THAT MAY BE SEEN IN HEALTH, OLDER ADULTS AT LEAST AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE. LIKELY HOOD OF DEVELOPING THIS INCREASES WITH AGE.
What is Age-Associated Memory
300
MOST SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN MEASURES OF INTELLIGENCE OCCUR IN THE YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING DEATH
What is - Precedes death in regard to cognitive function
300
DEMENTIA – DETERIORATION IN COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING THAT RENDERS A PERSON UNABLE TO MEET THE DIVERSE INTELLECTUAL DEMANDS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. AN ACQUIRED, PERSISTENT IMPAIRMENT IN MULTIPLE AREAS OF INTELLECTUAL FUNCTION NOT DUE TO DELIRIUM. SOME FORMS MAY BE PROGRESSIVE, PLATEAU OR STATIC. ONSET MAY BE INSIDIOUS, CAN BE ACUTE AS IN THE CASE OF HEAD TRAUMA
What is - Describe/Define Dementia?
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INCREASED CAUTIOUSNESS ANXIETY SENSORY DEFICITS PACE OF LEARNING INTERFERENCE FROM PRIOR LEARNING
What is - What are Five Factors that affect learning in older adults?
400
MOST AGE-RELATED VOCATIONAL DEFICITS ARE THOSE IN PHYSICALLY CHALLENGING JOBS SUCH AS MANUAL LABOR
What is - Physically challenging jobs?
400
FLUID INTELLIGENCE – THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO AND USE NEW INFORMATION IN REASONING, SOLVING AND INTEGRATING PROBLEMS OR NOVEL INFORMATION. FPOA - Chapter Seven - slide 11 - has a link for
What is Fluid Intelligence?
400
TASKS INVOLVING PERCEPTUAL SPEED SHOW EARLY DECLINES – BY AGE 39 – REQUIRE LONGER TIME TO COMPLETE TASKS
What is - Starts to decline by age 39
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Dementias are the result of structural brain changes, infections and metabolic causes can be successfully addressed Terms – AD – Alzheimer’s Disease VaD – Vascular Dementia DLB – Dementia with Lewy Bodies FTD – Frontotemporal Dementia PDD – Parkinson’ Disease Dementia MCI – Mild Cognitive Impairment PRAD – Probable Alzheimer’s Disease PPA – Primary Progressive Aphasia
What is - Provide at least three "terms"
400
Describe Sustained Attention
What is Describe Sustained Attention
500
ASSOCIATED WITH THE AGING WORKER INCREASED JOB SATISFACTION JOB INVOLVEMENT COMMITMENT DECREASED TURNOVER RATES Vocational Performance
What is - What is associated with the aging worker?
500
CRYSTALLIZED ABILITIES - CORRESPONDING TO THE VERBAL SCALE (WAIS) REFLECT THE ACCUMULATED PRACTICAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE INDIVIDUAL
What is Crystallized Abilities?
500
NUMERIC ABILITY PEAKS IN THE MID – 40’S, WELL MAINTAINED UNTIL THE 60’S
What is - Peaks in the mid-40's - well maintained until the 60's
500
Memory loss that interferes with daily life Challenges in planning or solving problems Difficulty completing familiar tasks Confusion with time and place Trouble with visual images and spatial relations New problems with words or speaking Misplacing things Decreased or poor judgement Withdrawal from work/social Changes in mood or personality
What is - What are ten signs of alzheimer's?
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SIMULTANEOUSLY HOLDING INFORMATION IN MIND (STORAGE) AND USING THAT INFORMATION TO PERFORM A TASK (PROCESSING) – A DECREASE IN STORAGE COMPONENT OF WORKING MEMORY HAS BEE DOCUMENTED
What is Working Memory?
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