Regarding Alzheimer's Disease, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 30

Multiple Choice

Regarding Alzheimer's disease, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Scientists have confirmed that a defect on one particular gene accounts for the disease.
• B)The number of Alzheimer's patients is expected to significantly increase over the next fifty years.
• C)The available drugs provide only modest benefits in boosting memory functioning in AD patients.
• D)There currently is no cure for Alzheimer's disease.
• E)Alzheimer's disease can affect younger people.

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Definitions:

Jungian

Pertaining to the psychological theories and methods developed by Carl Jung, focusing on concepts such as archetypes and the collective unconscious.

Impulsive

Characterized by actions taken without forethought or consideration of consequences, often driven by immediate desires or emotions.

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist hailing from Austria, he pioneered psychoanalysis, a therapeutic method aimed at resolving psychopathologies by means of dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

F. Skinner

B.F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist known for his work in behaviorism, particularly the development of the theory of operant conditioning.