A Disorder Common in Late Adulthood That Is Characterized by Losses

question 347

Multiple Choice

A disorder common in late adulthood that is characterized by losses in memory and cognition, and changes in personality, and that is believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain's structure and function is ________.

• A) Wernicke's syndrome
• B) Parkinson's disease
• C) Alzheimer's disease
• D) Korsakoff's syndrome

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Definitions:

Thomas Jefferson

An American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).

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Whiskey Rebellion

A tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington, caused by a federal tax on distilled spirits.

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