Author Question: Lily is a 71 year-old woman who recently suffered a minor stroke with no permanent physical or ... (Read 69 times)

Collmarie · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Lily is a 71 year-old woman who recently suffered a minor stroke with no permanent physical or cognitive impairments.

Within a week after the stroke, Lily who is normally an outgoing and energetic person, started to withdraw from family and friends and lost interest in most of her hobbies. Her movements became extremely sluggish. Lily's family finally insisted that she see her doctor when it became increasingly difficult for her to name objects/people and her speech became less fluent. Given this information, Lily may be suffering from
A) pseudodementia.
B) vascular depression.
C) vascular dementia.
D) multi-infarct dementia.

Question 2

Patrick works the night shift at the local hospital. One night when he was waiting for his bus, two men robbed him at gunpoint. This event is an example of

A) acute stress.
B) chronic stress.
C) daily hassles.
D) posttraumatic stress.