CFG Aging Process & Psychological Aspects 4

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'sundowning' observed in some older adults with dementia?

Accepted Answer

Increased confusion, agitation, and behavioral disturbance occurring in the late afternoon or evening

Answer

Sundowning syndrome refers to the exacerbation of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia patients during late afternoon and evening hours.

Question 2

The five-stage grief model proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross was originally developed through research on:

Accepted Answer

Terminally ill patients facing their own deaths

Answer

Kübler-Ross developed her denial-anger-bargaining-depression-acceptance model from interviews with terminally ill hospital patients, not bereaved survivors.

Question 3

Complicated grief (prolonged grief disorder) differs from normal bereavement primarily by:

Accepted Answer

Persistent intense yearning and inability to accept the loss beyond 12 months

Answer

Prolonged grief disorder is characterized by debilitating grief symptoms — especially yearning and difficulty accepting the death — that persist beyond expected adjustment periods.

Question 4

An older adult rates her life as highly satisfying despite chronic pain and limited mobility. This phenomenon is known as:

Accepted Answer

The disability paradox or adaptation level effect

Answer

The disability paradox describes how people with severe disabilities often report high quality of life because they adapt their internal standards and comparison points over time.

Question 5

Which neurological change is considered a NORMAL part of brain aging (not indicative of dementia)?

Accepted Answer

Modest reduction in processing speed and prefrontal cortex volume

Answer

Normal aging involves mild reduction in white matter integrity and prefrontal function affecting processing speed, but not the widespread pathological changes seen in dementia.

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CFG Aging Process & Psychological Aspects 4