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PSYC 210
PSYC 210/ PSYC210 | Module 7 |Abnormal Psychology |
Questions & Answers| Grade A |Latest Update (NEW
2025/2026) | Portage Learning
1. What are mild symptoms of language: Has noticeable word-finding
difficulty; grammatical errors
2. What are major symptoms of perpetual-motor: Significant
difficulties with things they used to be able to do; difficulty with
navigating in familiar environments
3. What are major symptoms of perpetual-motor: Some difficulty with
navigation; needs greater effort on spatial tasks
4. What are major symptoms of social cognition: Unacceptable social
behavior, insensitivity to social standards; makes decisions without
regard to safety
5. What are mild symptoms of social cognition: Subtle changes in
behavior or attitude, such as increased difficulty attending to social
cues
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, 6. What are the criteria for major neurocognitive disorder: Subtle
changes in
behavior or attitude, such as increased difficulty attending to social
cues deficits interfere with independence in everyday activities.
The deficits do not exclusively have to do with delirium
7. When is a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer's given: if there is
evidence of a genetic cause
8. What are the hallmark signs of Alzheimer's disease found
postmortem: cortical atrophy and amyloid plaques
9. What percentage of neurocognitive disorders are due to
Alzheimer's: 60-90%
10. What NCD has infarctions caused by small vessel disease that
leads to lesions in the brain; for instance, lesions in the basal ganglia
or thalamus.: Major
Vascular Neurocognitive disorder
11. What is the most common NCD after Alzheimer's: Major
Vascular Neurocognitive disorder
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PSYC 210
PSYC 210/ PSYC210 | Module 7 |Abnormal Psychology |
Questions & Answers| Grade A |Latest Update (NEW
2025/2026) | Portage Learning
1. What are mild symptoms of language: Has noticeable word-finding
difficulty; grammatical errors
2. What are major symptoms of perpetual-motor: Significant
difficulties with things they used to be able to do; difficulty with
navigating in familiar environments
3. What are major symptoms of perpetual-motor: Some difficulty with
navigation; needs greater effort on spatial tasks
4. What are major symptoms of social cognition: Unacceptable social
behavior, insensitivity to social standards; makes decisions without
regard to safety
5. What are mild symptoms of social cognition: Subtle changes in
behavior or attitude, such as increased difficulty attending to social
cues
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PSYC 210
, 6. What are the criteria for major neurocognitive disorder: Subtle
changes in
behavior or attitude, such as increased difficulty attending to social
cues deficits interfere with independence in everyday activities.
The deficits do not exclusively have to do with delirium
7. When is a probable diagnosis of Alzheimer's given: if there is
evidence of a genetic cause
8. What are the hallmark signs of Alzheimer's disease found
postmortem: cortical atrophy and amyloid plaques
9. What percentage of neurocognitive disorders are due to
Alzheimer's: 60-90%
10. What NCD has infarctions caused by small vessel disease that
leads to lesions in the brain; for instance, lesions in the basal ganglia
or thalamus.: Major
Vascular Neurocognitive disorder
11. What is the most common NCD after Alzheimer's: Major
Vascular Neurocognitive disorder
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