The incidence of Down Syndrome is _____ correlated with maternal age.
A) weakly
B) negatively
C) positively
D) not
Question 2Keith is a senior in the criminal justice program at the state university. Each semester he enrolls in four to six classes. In addition to school, Keith works full-time, volunteers one day a week at the ACLU, and helps take care of his young nephew.
He does not have a car, so he must rely on public transportation. Lately, he has begun to feel overwhelmed by all of his responsibilities. Given this information, these events would be examples of
A) acute stress.
B) chronic stress.
C) daily hassles.
D) major life events.
Question 3Alzheimer's patients are diagnosed with depression when the symptoms of the depression have been present for at least
A) 2 weeks.
B) 4 weeks.
C) 3 months.
D) 6 months.
Question 4Physically, the brains of children with Down syndrome are
A) smaller than normal and contain plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, which are structures normally found in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
B) larger than normal and contain plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, which are structures normally found in patients with Alzheimer's disease.
C) smaller than normal and contain enlarged ventricles similar to those found in patients with schizophrenia.
D) larger than normal and contain enlarged ventricles similar to those found in patients with schizophrenia.
Question 5Lily is a 71 year-old woman who recently suffered a minor stroke with no permanent physical or cognitive impairments.
Within a week after the stroke, Lily who is normally an outgoing and energetic person, started to withdraw from family and friends and lost interest in most of her hobbies. Her movements became extremely sluggish. Lily's family finally insisted that she see her doctor when it became increasingly difficult for her to name objects/people and her speech became less fluent. Given this information, Lily may be suffering from
A) pseudodementia.
B) vascular depression.
C) vascular dementia.
D) multi-infarct dementia.
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