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What Is the Fourth Leading Cause of Dementia Caused by Degeneration

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What is the fourth leading cause of dementia caused by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, and characterized by progressive decline in language and behavior?


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Cognitive Schema

A mental structure that represents some aspect of the world, organizing categories of information and the relationships among them, aiding in understanding and predicting the world.

First Habits

The initial routine behaviors or practices that individuals develop, which can form the foundation for later patterns of behavior.

Object Permanence

The realization that people and objects exist even when they cannot be seen.

Goal-Directed Behavior

Behavior in which several schemes are combined and coordinated to generate a single act to solve a problem.

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