What signs and symptoms distinguish depression from dementia?
What will be an ideal response?
The progression of depression is uneven and occurs over a period of weeks; the progression of dementia is even and occurs over a period of months or years. A person with depression complains about memory loss; a person with dementia denies or hides memory loss. The symptoms of depression are often worse in the morning; those of dementia are worse later in the day or when fatigued. The depressed person is aware of his or her disability, whereas the demented person is not. Alcohol and drug abuse are common among people with depression, but rare among people with dementia.
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CCK is secreted by the small intestines in response to ____.?
a. ?eating b. ?not eating c. ?high levels of insulin d. ?low levels of leptin
An older couple decides that they are less able to drive their car during rush hour. This couple is noticing a change in
a. reaction time. c. calcium metabolism. b. social interest. d. the quality of modern life.
Baillargeon concluded that infants as young as _____ were capable of understanding object permanence, by showing their surprise when a drawbridge passed through the path where they previously saw a box
a. 1 ½–2 ½ months old b. 2 ½–3 ½ months old c. 3 ½–4 ½ months old d. 4 ½–5 ½ months old