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Question 1 171 pts
True or false? In most modern industrialized societies, death is defined as the cessation of higher cortical processes.
True
Correctl! False
Question 2 1/1 pts
True or false? Trouble with remembering to pay monthly bills (when this was not a problem before) is a warning sign of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Correct! True
Correctl
Correctl!
False
Question 3 1/1pts
What is the difference between a normal age-related change that involves forgetting a name versus someone in the early stages of Alzheimer’s Disease?
Memory differences are identical with age-related changes and Alzheimer- related changes.
People with Alzheimer’s disease cannot remember anything.
The individual remembers the name later if it is a normal, age-related change.
Question 4 1/1 pts
True or false? Alzheimer’s Disease can affect one’s ability to judge color and contrast.
True
False
Question 5 171 pts
True or false? There is a neurocognitive disorder associated with HIV infection.
men
Question 9 Not yet graded / 3 pts
Good answers will be written in complete sentences.
Describe 2 typical symptoms observed in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Your Answer:
Progressive memory deterioriation
Spacial reasoning difficulties
3 pts for reasons: trouble with self-care and independence, forgetting family members’ names, gait problems.
Question 10 Not yet graded /^3 pts
Good answers will be written in complete sentences.
Compare and contrast active and passive euthanasia. Be sure to both compare and contrast.
Your Answer:
Both types of euthenasia refer to a choice to allow life to end. Passive euthenasia is when a choice is made to avoid any life saving intervention and allowing someone to die while active euthenasia is when an agent is used to actively hasten death.
| Contrast: Active—agent is administered to hasten death. Passive: life-saving measures are not used. Compare: both are a choice to not allow life to continue/prolong.
Question 11 Not yet graded / 3 pts
Good answers will be written in complete sentences.
Compare and contrast Primary and Secondary aging.
Your Answer:
Primary aging can be described as being genetically influenced and is unavoidable while secondary aging is the result of lifestyle and environmental factors (example: smoking, sun damage).
Answers need to include the following: Primary—genetic, unavoidable. Secondary—caused by behavioral choices and the environment.
Question^12 Not yet graded /^3 pts
Good answers will be written in complete sentences.
Describe Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’s five stages of dying.
Your Answer:
Denial (denial of the diagnosis)
5 pts for the following: there are multiple causes to memory loss; causes include mental health issues, physical health issues, other dementias.
Then 5 points for describing two assessments from the list and why each is needed: fmri, mental health assessment, health screening, test for memory functioning
