Memory
The risk of dementia was decreased in subjects with _____ leisure activities
A.) High
B.) Low
High
Name an activity that can provide mental stimulation
•Playing games of skill
•Reading newspapers/magazines/books
•Going to museums
•Cross-word puzzles
•Participating in organizations
•Artistic activities
•Writing
•Painting
•Playing music
•Dancing
•Attendingcourses!!!!!!!!!!!!!
•Following the stock market
•Participating in group discussions (book club)
Older adults who receive support have....
A.) Lower blood pressure
B.) Reduced mortality rates
C.) Higher cognitive functioning
D.) All of the above
D.) All of the above
_________________ symptoms (without anxiety) have an adverse effect on immediate recall of new information and the amount of acquisition, but not on retrieval or retention
Depressive
_________ is a process by which one or more participants meditate in response to the guidance provided by a trained practitioner or teacher, either in person or via a written text, sound recording, video, or audiovisual media.
Guided Meditation
Regular participation in this activity reduced the risk of dementia by 76%, twice as much as reading.
Ballroom daning
Level of mental stimulation in mid-old age & education delay dementia onset but thereafter result in _________.
A.) Steeper slope of decline
B.) No decline
Steeper slope of decline
Both social engagement and productive activities were____________ associated with risk of incident dementia.
A.) not
B.) significantly and inversely
significantly and inversely
Research shows that the hippocampus is ______ in some depressed people.
Smaller
What are the top two sources of stress for adults in the U.S.
(1) Money
(2) Work
What are the 3 components of memory?
(1) Encoding
(2) Consolidation
(3) Retrieval
Sudoku is a popular puzzle game that has task demands similar to ______ ________ processes.
working memory
What are the 3 types of social support?
Emotional
Instrumental
Structural
On average, the hippocampus was _________ in depressed women compared with those who were not depressed.
A.) 9-13% larger
B.) 9-13% smaller
C.) 50% smaller
D.) 50% larger
B.) 9-13% smaller
Exposure to stress or high levels of glucocorticoids has been implicated in the __________of cognitive deficits in elderly subjects.
A.) Acceleration
B.) Deceleration
Acceleration
What is cognitive reserve?
Cognitive Reserve is built up from level of education, career achievement, and potentially contributed to by various talents (i.e., musical ability).
Greater variety of participation in activities, regardless of cognitive challenge, was associated with ________ reduction in risk of impaired cognition.
A.) 11-18%
B.) 55-75%
c.)75-100%
11-18%
Among the 3 types of social support ________ support has been consistently protective for incident cardiovascular disease.
Emotional Support
When ___________ was compounded by _______, there was not only an adverse effect on immediate recall and amount of acquisition, but also on the retrieval of newly learned information.
Depression & Anxiety
Benefits of meditation include
A.) Reduce cortisol
B.) Reduce vascular risk factors
C.) Enhance cognitive reserve
D.) All of the above
All of the above
This brain structure is involved with learning and memory. It is a part of the limbic system.
Hippocampus
Memory training can result in significant neural changes that are measurable with __________.
Brain imaging
For over three decades epidemiological studies have strongly indicated that social isolation puts is a significant risk factor for _______ in both men and women.
Cardiovascular disease
The _____________ Law suggests that there is a relationship between performance and arousal.
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Regular practice of meditation may slow rate of age related atrophy in __________ cortex
Prefrontal cortex