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the elderly are characterized as anyone over the age of
65
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persons considered old-old are age ___ and older
85
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is age synonymous with illness and disability
NO
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how many illnesses does an older person at least have
1
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the most common mental health problem for the elderly
- anxiety
- cognitive impairment
- depression
- depressive symptoms
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the rate of suicide is highest amongst which age group
older adults
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what age group has the highest suicide rate overall
85 and older
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what is the amount for safe alcohol use in late life
one standard drink a day
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temporary and reversible disorder in thought and level of alertness
delirium
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chronic disorder of memory, cognition, and behavior
dementia
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generally described as the process in which the person knows the world and interacts with it
cognition
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cognitive disorder due to infection, dehydration, and drug toxicity, hypoglycemia, hypoxia are common causes of ?
delirium
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cognitive disorder that is a result of decline in functioning and ability to perform ADLS with alterations in memory, cognition, and judgement
dementia
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visual hallucinations are common in this disorder and can be mistaken for psychosis
delirium
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often shift attention from one stimulus to another
delirium
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the damage to the brain can be permanent of this is left untreated
delirium
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