Chapter 15: Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Question 1

The field of psychology concerned with the mental health of elderly people

Answer 1

GEROPSYCHOLOGY

Question 2

A rapidly developing clouding of consciousness; the person has great difficulty concentrating, focusing attention and following an orderly sequence of though

Answer 2

DELIRIUM

Question 3

A syndrome marked by severe problems in memory and in at least one other cognitive function

Answer 3

DEMENTIA

Question 4

The most common form of dementia, usually-occurring after the age of 65

Answer 4

ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE

Question 5

Twister protein fiber that form within certain brain cells as people age. People with Alzheimer’s disease have an excessive number of such tangles

Answer 5

NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES

Question 6

Sphere-shaped deposits of beta-amyloid protein that form in spaces between certain brain cells and in certain blood vessels as people age. People with Alzheimer’s disease have an excessive number of such plaques

Answer 6

SENILE PLAQUES