Discuss the primary characteristics of successful aging. Propose what individuals and communities can do to promote successful aging and why this is important.
Identify the relationship between cognitive changes in older adults and mental illness.
Describe the characteristics of each of the following in terms of triggering event, symptoms, treatment, and prevalence:
Delirium
Mild neurocognitive disorder
Major neurocognitive disorder
Summarize the primary changes in the brain related to Alzheimer's disease.
Describe the characteristic progression of symptoms in Alzheimer's disease, as well as the genetic risk.
Describe the defining characteristics of each of these neurocognitive disorders, including triggering event, time of onset, symptoms, and treatment:
Vascular neurocognitive disorder
Frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder
Neurocognitive disorder due to TBI
Neurocognitive disorder due to Lewy body dementia
Neurocognitive disorder due to Parkinson's disease
Neurocognitive disorder due to HIV infection
Substance-induced neurocognitive disorder
Neurocognitive disorder due to Huntington's disease
