geria

Question 1

Alzheimers compromises how many % among dementias ?

Answer 1

60%

affects 5-10% of people of age 65
incidemece and prevalence doubles every 5 yrs after 60yrs

Question 2

prevalence of anxiety among old people

Answer 2

prevalence of anxiety - more common young than adults
anxiety is the most prevalent psych condition among old people
Phobic anxiety is the most prevalence anxiety type
Panic -least
in general prev of anxiety decreases as we age.

Question 3

Physiologic changes during senesecence

brain- dec in brain wt, ventricular enlargement, neuronal loss 50, 000/ day

Answer 3

eyes- lens thickens

cardiac- dec C. O and stroke vol

lungs - dev vital capacity and oxygenation

renal - dec GFR

skin- dec melanin, but inc skin cancer

G.I - inc colon CA

G.U- inc protate CA

endo- postmenopausal estrogen decrease, breast involution, vaginal atrophy.
Testosterone decline at 6th decade, inc FSH and LH

Question 4

learning in adult , memory encoding is still intact as we age .

t or F

Answer 4

False.

Memory encoding ability decreases
Simple recall becomes difficult

complete learning of new material is still intact
IQ still intact until 80yrs
recognition of correct answers persists

Question 5

The most common cause of metab intoxication

Answer 5

uremia

mild DM, hepatic failure, gout
alcohol, drug use
cardiac insuff, emophysemia, after surgery- anoxia

Question 6

Genes associated with early onset dementia

Answer 6

mutation at amyloid precursor gene on ch 21
presenelin genes on ch 1 and 4

Apolipoprotein E 4 - inc risk,
Apolipoprotein E 2 lower risk

down syndrome - dev alzheimers dementia before 40 yrs- amyloid precursor gene at ch 21

Question 7

protective factors for dementia

Answer 7

highger educxation

mod consumption of red wine

Question 8

same characteristics shared by victims and perpetreator of abuse

Answer 8

isolation and cognitive impairement

Question 9

there are 5 type of perpetrators accoridng to…

Answer 9

Holly Ramsey Klawsnik
impaired
overwhelmed- most common 
narsci 
domineering 
sadistic- most brutal type