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Alzheimer’s Disease (Test Only)

Learning Objectives

Chapter 1        What’s typical and what’s not

  1. Define executive function
  2. Discuss emotional processing.
  3. Compare episodic memory and somatic memory.
  4. Compare procedural memory and working memory,
  5. Describe the cognitive spectrum.

Chapter 2        Mild cognitive impairment

  1. Describe the two types of mild cognitive impairment.
  2. List several causes of mild cognitive impairment
  3. Describe several tests used to study mild cognitive impairment.
  4. List the two challenges facing scientists who study mild cognitive impairment.

Chapter 3        What is dementia?

  1. Define syndrome and dementia.
  2. List the four main causes of dementia.
  3. Discuss the following conditions: normal-pressure hydrocephalus, Huntington’s disease and Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease.
  4. Compare delirium and dementia.

Chapter 4        Getting an accurate dementia diagnosis

  1. List examples of neuropsychological tests.
  2. Compare computerized tomography with magnetic resonance imaging.
  3. Compare a positron emission tomography scan with an amyloid PET scan.
  4. List common symptoms of the four causes of dementia.

Chapter 5        The science of Alzheimer’s disease

  1. Compare plaques and tangles.
  2. Compare young-onset and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease.
  3. Define oxidative stress and inflammation.

Chapter 6        Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease

  1. List several signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
  2. Describe preclinical Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease.
  3. List several conditions that accompany Alzheimer’s disease.

Chapter 7        Atypical and young-onset Alzheimer’s dementia

  1. Describe the three most common forms of atypical Alzheimer’s disease.
  2. Define sporadic Alzheimer’s.

Chapter 8        Treating Alzheimer’s disease

  1. State the role of acetylcholine.
  2. Discuss the use of cholinesterase inhibitors.
  3. Compare conventional and atypical antipsychotics.

Chapter 9        Frontotemporal degeneration

  1. Compare Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal degeneration.
  2. Describe the two most common types of frontotemporal degeneration.
  3. Define integrative medicine.

Chapter 10     Lewy body dementia

  1. Compare Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites.
  2. Discuss fluctuations in Lewy body dementia.
  3. Describe the autonomic nervous system and give examples of dysfunction.
  4. State how the MRI compares Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
  5. List several medications a person with Lewy body dementia should avoid.

Learning Objectives

Chapter 10     Lewy body dementia

  1. Compare Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites.
  2. Discuss fluctuations in Lewy body dementia.
  3. Describe the autonomic nervous system and give examples of dysfunction.
  4. State how the MRI compares Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
  5. List several medications a person with Lewy body dementia should avoid.

Chapter 11      Vascular cognitive impairment

  1. Describe vascular cognitive impairment.
  2. Discuss the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial study.
  3. Compare the signs and symptoms of vascular cognitive impairment with Alzheimer’s disease.

 

Chapter 12      Addressing the stigmas

  1. Define stigma.
  2. List several common myths and stereotypes.
  3. List thoughtful ways to communicate with people who have dementia.

 

Chapter 13      Adjusting to a diagnosis

  1. Discuss the challenges of coming to terms with the diagnosis of dementia.
  2. State responses of the family with a dementia diagnosis.
  3. List several steps a person can take who has been recently diagnosed with dementia.

Chapter 14      Road map toward well-being

  1. Define procedural memory and give examples.
  2. List several ways to accommodate changing abilities.

Chapter 15      Planning for the end of life

  1. Discuss methods of talking about end of life issues with someone living with dementia.
  2. Define living will and power of attorney.
  3. Compare palliative and hospice care.

Chapter 16      Who are caregivers?

  1. Describe caregivers.
  2. Compare caregiver and care partner.

Chapter 17      Overcoming the challenges

  1. List four ways anyone can use to improve well-being for people living with dementia.
  2. Discuss therapeutic fibbing.

Chapter 18      Road map toward well-being

  1. Define guilt and grief.
  2. Compare informal and formal support.

Chapter 19      Healthy aging

  1. List several methods of promoting brain health across the life span.

Chapter 20      Research and trends

  1. Define subjective cognitive impairment.
  2. Discuss the advantages of blood tests in research.