State Anxiety Is Related to Cortisol Response During Cognitive Testing for Older Adults

Cognitive testing situations can be stressful for both younger and older adults, but threats of cognitive evaluation may be particularly salient among anxious older individuals as they tend to be more concerned than younger adults about their cognitive abilities and age-related cognitive decline. We...

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Main Authors: Ann Pearman PhD, Shevaun D. Neupert PhD, MacKenzie L. Hughes BA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-04-01
Series:Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721420914776