Exam Preview for 32815: Chronic Diseases Comorbid with Hearing Loss

Chronic Diseases Comorbid with Hearing Loss II, presented in partnership with Salus University

Please note: exam questions are subject to change.

1. The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience and the senses is _________ . Adaptation Cognition Decline Dementia
2. _________ is the deterioration of the biological framework that underlies the ability to think and reason. Adaptation Cognition Decline Dementia
3. _________ is a syndrome that involves a significant global impairment of cognitive abilities, such as attention, memory, language, logical reasoning, and problem solving, severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. Adaptation Cognition Decline Dementia
4. Which of the following is not associated with Alzheimers disease? Amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain Loss of connections between nerve cells (neurons) in the brain Initial damage to the hippocampus, a structure key to memory Initial damage to the brain from alterations in blood supply, sometimes followed by infarction.
5. _________ is an emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes. Anxiety Depression Loneliness Self esteem
6. Which of the following choices is not a neurotransmitter associated with mental health or disease? Calcium Dopamine Norepinephrine Serotonin
7. _________ is a disorder that involves body, mood, and thoughts, and may involve thoughts of sadness, hopelessness and pessimism. Anxiety Depression Loneliness Self esteem
8. _________ is the distressing experience that occurs when one's social relationships are perceived to be less in quantity, and especially quality, than desired. Anxiety Depression Loneliness Self esteem
9. The canary in the coal mine is an early warning system due to its relative sensitivity to _________ . Carbon dioxide level Carbon monoxide level Nitrogen level Oxygen level
10. A screening tool, that audiologists can use, for detection of depressive symptoms is the _________ . HHIE PHQ-2 or PHQ-9 MMSE WHOQOL