Download Progress Report on Alzheimer`s Disease 1) More than _____ of AD

Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease
1) More than _____ of AD cases occur in people older than 60.
a) 60%
b) 70%
c) 80%
d) 90%
2) When Kaye et al. (2009) studied a group of people aged 97 or older, _____ were still
cognitively intact.
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%
3) One mechanism the brain uses to store memories is a process called
a) long-term potentiation
b) neural chunking
c) associative filing
d) load balancing
4) The brain uses about _____ of the body's energy.
a) 5%
b) 10%
c) 20%
d) 40%
5) What is the best known risk factor for AD?
a) SES
b) gender
c) physical health
d) age
6) PIB and PET scans have found that amyloid deposition occurs first, and in its earliest
stages is not associated with cognitive impairment.
a) True
b) False
7) Investigators at NIA's intramural laboratory found that a group who remained cognitively
normal showed more atrophy in certain areas of the
a) frontal cortex
b) temporal areas
c) occipital region
d) hippocampus
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8) Regarding the "normal" functions of AD genes, APP appears to promote the growth of
a) dendrites
b) axons
c) cell bodies
d) neurotransmitters
9) The study of the interactions between genes and environmental factors is called
a) epigrams
b) environomics
c) epigenetics
d) genometry
10) In humans, some large observational studies have suggested a possible protective effect
of _____ for women.
a) testosterone
b) estrogen
c) yogurt
d) child bearing
11) Yaffe et al. (2009) found all the following contributed to enhanced or intact cognitive
functioning EXCEPT
a) at least a high school education
b) moderate wine consumption
c) not smoking
d) moderate to vigorous exercise weekly
12) Krueger et al. (2009) found that better cognitive functioning was correlated with more
frequent
a) physical activity
b) naps
c) social interaction
d) mental puzzles
13) A large study by Columbia University showed that people who maintained a _____ diet
had a 28% lower risk of developing MCI.
a) Atkins
b) Mediterranean
c) South Beach
d) Scandinavian
14) People with _____ MCI are more likely to progress to AD than those without this type of
MCI.
a) early onset
b) complicated
c) amnestic
d) second generation
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15) Which is the most widely used screening test for dementia.
a) BDI
b) RTM
c) WMS
d) MMSE
16) Connell et al. (2009) found that significantly more _____ participants believed that
memory impairment is an expected part of aging.
a) White
b) African American
c) Asian
d) Native American
17) Regarding sensory changes, some people with AD begin losing their sense of _____
early in the course of the disease.
a) touch
b) smell
c) taste
d) hearing
18) A study by ADNI at the University of California, San Francisco found that people with AD
and MCI lost volume in the _____ more quickly than did cognitively normal people.
a) amygdala
b) thalamus
c) pons
d) hippocampus
19) Shaw et al. (2009) report on a method and standardized testing for biomarkers of AD
obtained from
a) saliva
b) cerebrospinal fluid
c) blood
d) retinal scans
20) In the old drug, new purpose section, it was reported that the activity of the transcription
factor CREB can be increased using the drug
a) Prozac
b) Ativan
c) Viagra
d) No Doze
21) Which is a growth factor produced by neurons that is essential for early brain
development and healthy brain function in adulthood?
a) C&P
b) MRL
c) PRR
d) BDNF
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22) Cooke et al. (2009) studied the increased behavioral problems of AD patients with
a) depression
b) urinary tract infections
c) sleep apnea
d) stomach ulcers
23) The Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory study found that gingko was not effective in reducing
the risk of AD.
a) True
b) False
24) Lopez et al. (2009) found that which condition delayed admission to a nursing home?
a) the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor and an NMDA receptor blocker
b) a caregiver support group
c) a dog
d) hydro-aerobics
25) Which is NOT one of the types of home-based assessments used in the ongoing study of
people aged 75 and older?
a) low-technology provider administered assessment
b) low-technology telephone assessment
c) high-technology automated telephone assessment
d) high-technology computer assessment
26) Which is a study which reported improved cognitive function in older adults?
a) PIPE
b) IMPACT
c) TORQUE
d) CRESCENT
27) Which program adopted by the VA was developed to help dementia caregivers?
a) BREATHE
b) STRETCH
c) REACH
d) CONNECT
28) The Risk Appraisal Measure (RAM) asks about which area in which caregivers are at
risk?
a) depression
b) physical safety
c) health behavior
d) all the above
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