Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders

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Across
  1. 2. As with depression, the diagnostic criteria for _____ disorders are consistent across the life span
  2. 5. _____ an anticonvulsant medication, also can be effective for late-life bipolar disorder
  3. 7. One_______ of positive aging is known as the selective optimization and compensation model
  4. 9. The population of older adults in the United States is increasing
  5. 10. multiple disorders occurring together
  6. 13. a subdiscipline of psychology that addresses the issue of aging with particular attention to patterns of normal development, individual differences, and psychological problems.
  7. 14. Unique social factors and _____ life events also may influence the onset of depression in later life
  8. 15. ______rates increase dramatically with age
  9. 20. Among older adults, ______ are prescribed most frequently
  10. 21. anxiety disorders in later life are more common among
  11. 22. Few adults develop _____ or bipolar disorder after the age of 65
  12. 24. older people use fewer _____ terms to describe anxiety
  13. 25. Many older adults with psychological problems never receive______
  14. 28. 14 to 20% of older adults living in the community have a mental health or_______abuse condition
  15. 29. _____ is used as a treatment for bipolar disorder, but doses for elderly patients are lower than those used in younger patients and serious side effects can occur
Down
  1. 1. _____ and other substance-related disorders are underappreciated problems for older adults
  2. 3. ________ dysfunction is difficulty planning, thinking abstractly, initiating and inhibiting actions.
  3. 4. older adults often focus more on ________ symptoms than on psychological symptoms of distress
  4. 6. Once a diagnosis of major depressive disorder is established, treatment options include _____ and psychological interventions.
  5. 8. ______that occurs among people with major neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease also is associated with unique symptoms, including increased irritability and social isolation
  6. 11. is useful for people who are experiencing executive dysfunction
  7. 12. _____ therapy, used more uniquely with older adults, focuses on patients’ recall of significant past events and how they managed distress
  8. 15. Depression with onset in later life is often considered to have a combination of causes that include biological, psychological, and _____ factors
  9. 16. ______ are used to treat major depressive disorder in younger adults are also effective with older patients
  10. 17. _____ and depressive disorders ands symptoms can affect daily functioning and even survival in older adults
  11. 18. most treatment for anxiety involves the use of _____
  12. 19. Depressive _____ in late life appear to have causes much like those in younger people
  13. 23. Among the anxiety disorders in late life, specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder are _____ common
  14. 26. African American and _____ adults have lower rates of suicide than whites.
  15. 27. older people with psychological symptoms do not seek treatment because they fear that others will think they are "______"