Download Aging and Elderly Health: Terms, Conditions, and Prevalence of Age-Related Disorders and more Quizzes Abnormal Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Ageism DEFINITION 1 Discrimination against any personal based on age TERM 2 Does aging involve inevitable cognitive decline? DEFINITION 2 No, mild decline is common, but severe decline is not TERM 3 Are most elderly depressed? DEFINITION 3 No, less negative emotion late in like than those 18-30 years TERM 4 What are the potential reasons for less psychopathology in elderly? DEFINITION 4 Cohort effects- increasing pathologyResponse biases- underreportingSelective Mortality- those w/ mental illnesses tend to die youngerImproved Coping- skills developed across lifetime are protective TERM 5 What are some problems in late life? DEFINITION 5 Sleep disturbancesChronic medical problemspolypharmacy (practice of prescribing multiple drugs to patients)Different medication effects TERM 6 Dementia DEFINITION 6 A gradual deterioration of cognitive ability that interferes with social and occupational functioningDecline is progressive and irreversibleCan involve problems in: Memory; Poor hygiene Language disorder: Faulty judgment TERM 7 Alzheimer's Disease DEFINITION 7 Brain tissues irreversibly deterioratesEarly Stages Difficulty remember recent events Difficulty learning new material Irritability Later Stages Language problems intensity Disorientation Agitation, depression TERM 8 Delirium DEFINITION 8 Onset is very rapid and symptoms often vary over the course of a typical dayhigh mortality rate if untreatedcauses: medical conditionsClouded state of consciousness difficulty with concentration disrupted sleep hallucinations and delusions rapid shifts in mood TERM 9 What are the differences between delirium and dementia? DEFINITION 9 Delirium has a rapid onset, fluctuations in symptoms during the day, is treatable/ reversible, and is not limited to those late in life TERM 10 How does the brain change in Alzheimer's Disease? DEFINITION 10 More plagues protein deposits outside neurons most dense in frontal cortex More neurofibrillary tangles twisted protain filaments in neuron cell bodies most dense in neurons in hippocampus Structural changes Atrophy of cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and other brain structures due to cell death which leads to enlargement of the ventricles
