Raskin - Chapter 14

An ancient Chinese technique in which designated points on the body are stimulated by needles; in modern acupuncture, lasers are often used instead.

Form of dementia characterized by senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain; early-onset familial Alzheimer’s occurs before age 65 and is thought to run in families, while late-onset sporadic Alzheimer’s occurs after age 65 and is thought to be influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.

Holds that senile plaques are critical to Alzheimer’s disease.

Drugs that inhibit histamine; used to relieve allergies, as well as insomnia.

Area at the base of the forebrain important in numerous functions, including voluntary motor movement.

Sleep disorders that involve sleep apnea (temporary cessation of breathing during sleep) or hypoventilation (slowed respiration during sleep related to carbon dioxide levels).

A sudden but temporary loss of muscle tone; often occurs in narcolepsy.

Sleep-related disorder in which there is temporary cessation of breathing five or more times per hour during sleep.

DSM-5 diagnosis characterized by repeating sounds or prolonging consonants or vowels; called both stuttering and stammering in the ICD-10 and called developmental speech fluency disorder in the ICD-11.

Maintains that because acetylcholine is important in memory, making more of it available reduces memory problems and can stave off the progression of Alzheimer’s dementia.

Sleep-related difficulties due to disruptions in one’s circadian rhythm (patterns of alertness and energy tied to levels of light and dark in the environment).

Assume that the progression of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia can be slowed by boosting patients’ cognitive engagement with their surroundings.

Hypothesis that education and intelligence provide a buffer against Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Uses CBT to reduce insomnia; techniques include stimulus control therapy, sleep restriction, sleep hygiene education, cognitive therapy, and relaxation training.

Focuses not simply on correcting speech, but also on having clients incorporate being fluent into their core constructions of self.