Question 1

Describe the symptoms that accompany frontal lobe injuries.

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Question 2

Describe vascular dementia and discuss its causes and prevalence.

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Question 3

Describe symptoms of Parkinson's disease, HIV-associated dementia and Huntington's disease. How do these dementias differ from Alzheimer's disease?

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Question 4

was acting as if she had some sort of amnesia. She insisted that her mother visit her family physician. The physician told Leah her mother was demonstrating an early onset of Alzheimer's disease. The doctor also told Leah that she should expect her mother's condition to worsen over time. Discuss with Leah the features, causes, diagnosis, theoretical perspective (s) and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

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Question 5

Distinguish between penetrating head injuries and closed head injuries. Discuss the type of dementia that may affect athletes who sustain repeated blows to the head.

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Question 6

Provide a brief overview of the cognitive disorders. Why was the label "organic brain disorders" discontinued in the current edition of the DSM? Support the discussion by including at least 2 studies mentioned in the textbook.

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Question 7

Identify the cognitive impairments in dementia. Discuss one disorder outside of the cognitive disorders in which one or more of the cognitive impairments can be found.

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Quiz 14: Substance Use and Gambling Disorders