Donna Is 80 Years Old, and Recent Tests Have Showed

question 41

Multiple Choice

Donna is 80 years old, and recent tests have showed declines in memory and executive functioning. In addition, Donna's children recently convinced her to move from her apartment to an assisted living facility because they didn't feel Donna could care for herself anymore. Donna's symptoms are MOST consistent with which DSM-5 disorder?

• A) major dementia
• B) Huntington's chorea
• C) major neurocognitive disorder
• D) early-onset Alzheimer's disease

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Definitions:

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, marking the beginning of embryonic development.

Embryo

An early stage of development in multicellular organisms, in humans referring to the stage after fertilization up to the end of the eighth week of gestation.

Fetus

A developing human from roughly eight weeks after conception until birth.

Blastocyst

A stage of embryonic development in mammals, occurring roughly five days after fertilization, marked by the formation of a fluid-filled cavity and the differentiation of the embryo into two layers.