Consider these health problems: Lewy body disease, frontal-temporal lobar degeneration, and Huntington's disease. Which term unifies these problems?
a. Cyclothymia
b. Dementia
c. Delirium
d. Amnesia
ANS: B
The listed health problems are all forms of dementia.
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1. Seizure activity. 2. Neck pain and stiffness. 3. Flexion of the legs and thighs. 4. Neck extension.
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a. walk for 30 minutes every evening. b. drink a glass of warm milk before bedtime. c. drink 4 ounces of wine at dinner. d. take an over-the-counter sedative.
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A) Anxiety disorders and mood disorders occur twice as frequently in men as in women. B) Women of color, women on welfare, poor women, and uneducated women are more likely to experience depression than women in the general population. C) The three main types of eating disorders affect more men than women. D) The three main types of eating disorders include undereating due to food unavailability.
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A. ST-segment elevation B. Widening of the QRS complex C. Bradycardia D. Loss of P waves