Delirium or Dementia
Older Adults
Middle Adults
Neurocognitive Vocabulary
Neurocognitive Disorders
100

This condition is acute and reversible, often happens suddenly due to medical issues like dehydration, infection, or electrolyte imbalance. 

Delirium

100

A the term that refers to discrimination against older adults

Ageism

100

Middle adulthood starts at age____ and ends at age____

35, 65

100

Inability to remember or use words correctly.

Aphasia

100

This is the most common cause of neurocognitive disorder

Alzheimer's Disease

200

Level of consciousness is not altered in this condition

Dementia

200

The leading cause of death in older adults

Heart Disease

200

3 Physical changes that specifically decrease in middle adulthood 

height, calcium/bone density, blood vessel elasticity, respiratory vital capacity, large intestine muscle tone, gastric secretions, glomerular filtration rate, estrogen/testosterone, glucose tolerance, skin turgor and moisture, subcutaneous fat, melanin in hair, hair, visual acuity, sense of taste, skeletal muscle mass

200

Inability to perform motor activities even though physical ability remains intact.

Apraxia

200

Typically has an onset <65 years old, starts gradually and gets worse over time. 

Frontotemporal degeneration

300

This condition has a progressive presentation 

Dementia

300

A theory of aging that focuses on the accumulation of metabolic wastes?

The wear-and-tear theory of aging proposes that repeated insults and the accumulation of metabolic wastes eventually cause cells to wear out and cease functioning.

300

feeling stuck or unfulfilled, prioritizing self-interest over community or withdrawal from social roles or responsibilities are examples of signs of ___________ in Middle adulthood

Stagnation 

300

A severe form of alcohol withdrawal; life-threatening if untreated and requires prompt pharmacologic intervention

Delirium Tremens

300

Which dementia subtype include fluctuating cognition, recurrent visual hallucinations, spontaneous parkinsonism, rapid eye movement sleep behavior and neuroleptic sensitivity

Lewy Body Dementia


400

Clients may exhibit rambling, rapid, incoherent, or inappropriate speech

Delirium those with dementia often have slow, repetitious, or incoherent speech patterns. 

400

Which Psychosocial theory suggests older adults withdraw from society

Disengagement Theory

400

Chronic diseases emerge as a major health problem in middle adulthood, the most common chronic diseases are 1. _______________, 2. ____________, 3. _____________, 4. ______________, 5. _______________

Cancer

obesity

diabetes

hypertension

cardiovascular disease

400

Inability to read or write.

Agraphia

400

Rare but serious condition where abnormal proteins cause brain damage that leads to dementia that progresses much more rapidly than any other dementia. 

Prion Disease Dementia 

500

In this condition you may see rapid mood swings, aggressive behavior, fear, anxiety, paranoia, and hallucinations/delusions

Delirium

500

In older adulthood a common psychosocial change characterized by Erikson's Integrity vs. Despair. this task requires older adults to adapt to changes in...... give at least 2 examples

family structure, living environment lifestyle changes related to retirement, independence, and health

500

A type of intelligence that declines in middle adulthood 

Fluid Intelligence (Learning New information) declines slightly in middle adulthood

500

Tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability.

Parkinsonism 

500

A dementia subtype that is liked to a genetic mutation on chromosome 4

Huntington's Disease Dementia is caused by a mutation in the HTT gene on chromosome 4

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