Ben Has Alzheimer's Disease

question 165

Multiple Choice

Ben has Alzheimer's disease. Currently, he is having memory problems such as remembering his zip code, telephone numbers, and the names of some of his grandchildren. He also has
Difficulty managing his finances because he no longer can add two numbers correctly.
Although he keeps himself neatly groomed, Ben, who used to be quite outgoing, now stays at
Home most of the time. Ben's Alzheimer's disease is now at the ______ level of development.

• A) early
• B) moderate
• C) moderately severe
• D) severe/advanced

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Definitions:

Marginal Propensity

The proportion of an additional income that an individual or population spends on consuming rather than saving.

Multiplier Effect

The economic concept that an initial increase in spending leads to a greater increase in national income and total economic output.

Investment Accelerator

A concept where an increase in national income or gross domestic product leads to a proportionate increase in investment spending.

Aggregate-Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the total quantity of goods and services demanded across all sectors of the economy and the price level.