What Is the Main Difference Between Pseudo-Dementia and Bonafide Dementia

question 15

Multiple Choice

What is the main difference between pseudo-dementia and bonafide dementia?

• A) Pseudo-dementia has an earlier onset, while dementia develops later.
• B) Pseudo-dementia involves loss of cognitive functioning, whereas neurocognitive impairment refers to the loss of one's normal personality.
• C) Pseudo-dementia involves a decrease in the individual's capacity to care for him or herself, while neurocognitive impairment usually does not.
• D) The loss of cognitive functioning in a neurocognitive disorder is reversible.
• E) The loss of cognitive functioning in pseudo-dementia is generally not degenerative.

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