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Chapter_14_Neurocognitive_Disorders

Abnormal Psychology and Life A Dimensional Approach 3rd Edition by Chris Kearney

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Chapter_14_Neurocognitive_Disorders

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. As we enter our 30s and 40s, slightly greater problems start to occur with respect to

  a. long-term memory.
  b. intermittent memory.
  c. sensory memory.
  d. short-term memory.

 

ANSWER:   d
DIFFICULTY:   easy
REFERENCES:   Normal Changes During Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders: What Are They?
OTHER:   TYPE: factual

 

2. Age-associated cognitive changes may relate to alterations in the brain areas that are most responsible for memory, particularly the

  a. prefrontal cortex.
  b. thalamus and occipital lobe.
  c. hippocampus and frontal lobes.
  d. amygdala and thalamus.

 

ANSWER:   c
DIFFICULTY:   easy
REFERENCES:   Normal Changes During Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders: What Are They?
OTHER:   TYPE: factual

 

3. Chantal knows she went into the bedroom for some reason, but now that she is there, cannot remember what it is.  She feels like she knows what it is, but just cannot retrieve the memory. This happened the other day when she was telling her sister about a problem with her refrigerator, but could not remember the word “refrigerator” to save her life! These experiences of knowing something without being able to retrieve it are examples of

  a. anterograde amnesia.
  b. disorientation.
  c. delirium tremens.
  d. the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon.

 

ANSWER:   d
DIFFICULTY:   moderate
REFERENCES:   Normal Changes During Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders: What Are They?
OTHER:   TYPE: application

 

4. The large majority of older people ____ have substantial cognitive problems.

  a. do
  b. often
  c. do not
  d. never

 

ANSWER:   c
DIFFICULTY:   moderate
REFERENCES:   Normal Changes During Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders: What Are They?
OTHER:   TYPE: factual

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