When a 30-Year-Old and 70-Year-Old Make a Memory Mistake, What

question 134

Multiple Choice

When a 30-year-old and 70-year-old make a memory mistake, what do people tend to think?

• A) The older adult may be getting Alzheimer's disease; the young person has too much on her mind.
• B) Both adults are mentally declining.
• C) Both adults have too much on their mind.
• D) The 30-year-old is "mentally declining"; the 70-year-old has too much on his mind.

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Definitions:

Comorbidity

The simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

A psychiatric disorder seen in children and adolescents characterized by defiant, disobedient, and hostile behaviors towards authority figures.

Separation Anxiety Disorder

A psychological condition in which an individual experiences excessive anxiety regarding separation from home or from those to whom the individual has a strong emotional attachment.

Behaviour Disorder

A pattern of disruptive, aggressive, or defiant behavior that lasts for at least six months and causes problems in school, at work, or in social relationships.