At 70 Years of Age Zaire Is Happily Retired and Enjoys

question 18

Multiple Choice

At 70 years of age Zaire is happily retired and enjoys spending time painting, boating, and being with his wife, grown children, and grandchildren. He is concerned about his health, because several times over the past few months he has been unable to complete certain mundane tasks without assistance. He has periods of confusion and is having more trouble creating paintings that convey what he wants them to. He is aware that his memory is impaired, because his grandchildren often tell him they played some game he doesn't remember. Zaire is probably developing

• A) amnesia.
• B) a psychosis.
• C) crystallized dysfunction.
• D) dementia.

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Definitions:

Visual Signals

Information conveyed through visible signs or gestures, often essential for communication in animals, including humans.

Auditory Signals

Sounds that are detected by the ear and interpreted by the brain, important for communication and environmental awareness.

Natural Selection

The process by which biological traits become either more or less common in a population as a function of the effect of inherited traits on the differential reproductive success of organisms interacting with their environment.

Group Living

The phenomenon where individuals of a species live closely together in communities or social groups for mutual benefit.