An Elderly Person Has Been Diagnosed with a Neurocognitive Disorder

question 95

Multiple Choice

An elderly person has been diagnosed with a neurocognitive disorder, but the disorder is not Alzheimer's disease. Among the elderly, such a diagnosis is:

• A) very rare-only about 2 percent of neurocognitive disorders are not Alzheimer's disease.
• B) unusual-only about 10 percent of neurocognitive disorders are not Alzheimer's disease.
• C) common-about a third of neurocognitive disorders are not Alzheimer's disease.
• D) very common-about half of neurocognitive disorders are not Alzheimer's disease.

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Preparation Stage

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A psychological theory that predicts an individual's intention to engage in a behavior at a specific time and place, considering the attitude towards the behavior, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control.

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