Ch. 10 Clinical Assessment, Mental Health, And Mental Disorders

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Alzheimer's Disease

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An irreversible form of dementia characterized by progressive declines in cognitive and bodily functions, eventually resulting in death; it accounts for about 70% of all cases of dementia.

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Autosomal Dominant Inheritance Patterns

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A genetic inheritance pattern that requires only one gene from either one's mother or father in order to cause a trait or condition to develop.

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Behavior Therapy

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A type of psychotherapy that focuses on and attempts to alter current behavior. Underlying causes of the problem may not be addressed.

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Beta-Amyloid

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A type of protein involved in the formation of neuritic plagues both in normal aging and in Alzheimer's disease.

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Beta-Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis

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The process that beta-amyloid deposits create neuritic plagues, that in turn lead to neurofibrillary tangles, that cause neuronal death and, when this occurs severely enough, Alzheimer's disease.

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy

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A type of psychotherapy aimed at altering the way people think as a cure for some forms of psychopathology, especially depression.

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Delirium

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A disorder characterized by a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition that develop over a short period of time.

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Dementia

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A family of diseases characterized by cognitive decline. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form.

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Dysphoria

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Feeling down or blue, marked by extreme sadness; the major symptom of depression.

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Mental Status Exam

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A short screening test that assesses mental competence, usually used as a brief indicator of dementia or other serious cognitive impairment.

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Spaced Retrieval

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A behavioral, implicit-internal memory intervention used in early- and middle-stage dementia.

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Sundowning

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The phenomenon when people with Alzheimer's disease show an increase in symptoms later in the day.

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Vascular Dementia

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A form of dementia caused by a series of small strokes.