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Unit 6 – Developmental Psychology
Topic 6.5
What change occurred in society's understanding of dementia in the elderly from earlier times to the present day?
Dementia was originally thought to be an infectious disease but is now seen as psychological disorder.
Understanding has moved from seeing it as hereditary to believing it's caused by lifestyle factors.
Society moved from considering dementia incurable to finding effective treatments for it.
Dementia is no longer considered a normal part of aging but rather a disease process.
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