This study is the first to create and use spontaneous (i.e., unrehearsed) pro-social lies in an ecological setting. Creation of the stimuli involved 51 older adult and 44 college student "senders" who lied "authentically" in that their lies were spontaneous in the service of protecting a research assistant. In the main study, 77 older adult and 84 college raters attempted to detect lies in the ...

Sepsis is a potentially fatal response to infection affecting patients across the life span. Sepsis can progress from systemic inflammatory response to severe sepsis and septic shock if not recognized promptly and managed effectively. Risk factors for sepsis include age, gender, the presence of invasive devices (eg, urinary catheters), and chronic medical conditions (eg, chronic obstructive pul...

1. Distinguish between a seizure, nonepileptic seizure, and epilepsy given a description of a patient and his/ her clinical symptoms. 2. Recognize and manage the etiologies and risk factors for seizures in older adults. 3. Develop an appropriate pharmacotherapy treatment plan for an older adult patient with newly diagnosed epilepsy. 4. Design an effective plan for monitoring antiepileptic drug ...