A group of medical students is learning the criteria used to diagnose cognitive disorders. The professor is discussing evidence of disturbances of consciousness along with cognitive deficits such as memory deficits.
What type of disorder is being discussed?
a) delirium
b) dementia
c) amnestic disorder
d) depersonalization
Question 2Which of the following conditions is not an organic cause of delirium?
a) withdrawal from drugs
b) tumor
c) intoxication
d) confabulation
Question 3An expert on antisocial personality disorder was asked to describe the anxiety responses of men with this disorder. How would he respond?
a) Their anxiety lacks a component of cognitive worry.
b) There are no signs of physiological or cognitive anxiety.
c) Their anxiety has an unusually high level of cognitive worry.
d) There is little physiological arousal associated with their anxiety.
Question 4Denzel is disoriented and confused. He has difficulty focusing and shifting attention. What is Denzel's diagnosis?
a) dementia
b) attention disorder
c) delirium
d) Korsakoff's syndrome
Question 5A person with the diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder volunteered to be a subject in research involving brain waves. After the technicians studied this individual for a few days, they were surprised that he had high levels of
a) beta waves.
b) theta waves.
c) slow alpha waves.
d) slow delta waves.
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