In what way can education act as a protective factor against Alzheimer's disease?

What will be an ideal response?


The process of learning that accompanies higher education and occupational complexity promotes neural activity and increases connections among neurons, thickening the cortex and boosting cognitive reserve, which can protect patients from the effects of brain atrophy and synaptic loss. Therefore, greater cognitive reserve can buffer against losses.

Psychology

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__________ is a phenomenon that occurs when the stimulation of one sensory system (e.g., hearing music) triggers a sensation in a completely different sensory system (e.g., seeing colors).

A. Sensory compensation B. Cross-modal compensation C. Confused sensory processing D. Synesthesia

Psychology

Injury to even small areas of which brain part can cause deafness, blindness, or loss of any other sense, except smell?

a. thalamus b. hypothalamus c. hippocampus d. amygdala

Psychology

Naomi has recurring, anxiety-provoking thoughts that are irrational and beyond her control. These thoughts are so compelling that they disrupt her daily life. What is Naomi experiencing?

a. compulsions c. obsessions b. panic d. depression

Psychology

Aaron Beck’s cognitive therapy is not as ____ Albert Ellis’ rational-emotive therapy

a. ?successful b. ?widely used c. ?comprehensive d. ?confrontational

Psychology