AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dementia results from a variety of diseases and injuries that primarily or secondarily affect the brain. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia and may contribute to 60-70% of cases.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia. It is a progressive disease beginning with mild memory loss and possibly leading to loss of the ability to carry on a conversation and respond to the environment. Alzheimer’s disease involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alzheimer’s is considered a variant of senile dementia, but with the key difference that it degenerates until it causes death in the most serious cases. Currently, both diseases have no cure, but in the case of Alzheimer’s, its symptoms can be controlled with treatments and drugs prescribed by a specialist.

Detailed explanation-4: -It is important to highlight that while we, like many people, are referring to “dementia, ” doctors are now using the term “neurocognitive disorder.” For example, they may diagnose: major or minor neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease. major or mild frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder.