Delirium or Dementia
This condition is acute and reversible, often happens suddenly due to medical issues like dehydration, infection, or electrolyte imbalance.
Delirium
A the term that refers to discrimination against older adults
Ageism
Middle adulthood starts at age____ and ends at age____
35, 65
Inability to remember or use words correctly.
Aphasia
This is the most common cause of neurocognitive disorder
Alzheimer's Disease
Level of consciousness is not altered in this condition
Dementia
The leading cause of death in older adults
Heart Disease
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
Inability to perform motor activities even though physical ability remains intact.
Apraxia
Typically has an onset <65 years old, starts gradually and gets worse over time.
Frontotemporal degeneration
This condition has a progressive presentation
Dementia
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.
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
A severe form of alcohol withdrawal; life-threatening if untreated and requires prompt pharmacologic intervention
Delirium Tremens
Which dementia subtype include fluctuating cognition, recurrent visual hallucinations, spontaneous parkinsonism, rapid eye movement sleep behavior and neuroleptic sensitivity
Lewy Body Dementia
Clients may exhibit rambling, rapid, incoherent, or inappropriate speech
Delirium those with dementia often have slow, repetitious, or incoherent speech patterns.
Which Psychosocial theory suggests older adults withdraw from society
Disengagement Theory
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
Inability to read or write.
Agraphia
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
In this condition you may see rapid mood swings, aggressive behavior, fear, anxiety, paranoia, and hallucinations/delusions
Delirium
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
A type of intelligence that declines in middle adulthood
Fluid Intelligence (Learning New information) declines slightly in middle adulthood
Tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability.
Parkinsonism
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