Abnormal Psychology

Childhood Disorders 679 maintaining adequate weight and nutrition or by bizarre eating habits. The elimination disorders are enu ...

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CHAPTER 15 M rs. B. was an 87-year-old woman at the time that she was referred for neuropsychological testing. Mrs. B. wasn’t al ...

682 CHAPTER 15 can have impaired attention, concentration, and memory; those with a psychotic disorder have impaired perception ...

Cognitive Disorders 683 and these must be taken into account when attempting to determine whether an older individual has a diso ...

684 CHAPTER 15 attempting to “look it up” in memory, and so to become aware of it. For instance, essay tests assess a person’s a ...

Cognitive Disorders 685 If you tried our version of the Trail Making Test in Figure 15.1, you probably noticed that it’s a bit o ...

686 CHAPTER 15 Like Mr. Rosen, Mrs. B. had a history of depression and was taking antidepres- sant medication. However, the neur ...

Cognitive Disorders 687 that cognitive functioning improves as the symptoms resolve or the pain recedes. In other cases, though, ...

688 CHAPTER 15 us (SMK) once saw a patient who could not name a comb when shown it but could say what color it was and could rea ...

Cognitive Disorders 689 Delirium Mrs. B.’s cognitive diffi culties emerged gradually over time. Although she forgot ap- pointmen ...

690 CHAPTER 15 When delirious, individuals may also be disoriented, not knowing where they are or what the time, day, or year is ...

Cognitive Disorders 691 the elderly more vulnerable to develop delirium. Table 15.3 provides additional in- formation about deli ...

692 CHAPTER 15 should take care when diagnosing delirium in people from another culture or a different background. Such individu ...

Cognitive Disorders 693 How do clinicians determine the underlying cause of an individual’s delirium? From a physical examinatio ...

694 CHAPTER 15 Amnestic Disorder Mrs. B. was not delirious and had not been delirious in the nursing home; she knew who and wher ...

Cognitive Disorders 695 most obvious when the person must spontaneously recall information, such as remembering a friend’s telep ...

696 CHAPTER 15 CASE 15.3 • FROM THE OUTSIDE: Amnestic Disorder A 55-year-old woman, whom we shall call Ms. A., ... began to expe ...

Cognitive Disorders 697 What distinguishes amnestic disorder from delirium, which may involve mem- ory problems? With amnestic d ...

698 CHAPTER 15 15.2 • Brain Areas Affected by Medical Conditions That Cause Amnestic Disorder Medical conditions such as a strok ...