Ezra Has Frontotemporal Dementia

question 115

Essay

 Ezra has frontotemporal dementia. Where is his damage located and what symptoms does he experience?

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Definitions:

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome, often reflecting a response to stress or threat.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where distressing thoughts, desires, or experiences are unconsciously excluded from conscious awareness.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies used by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.

Projection

A mechanism of defense in which various forbidden thoughts and impulses are attributed to another person rather than the self.