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Trait-Anxiety and Achievement Motivation are Positively Correlated with Memory Performance in Patients Who Visit a Geriatric Outpatient Clinic with Amnestic Symptoms
Memory performance was studied in relation to anxiety and achievement motivation in a sample of 35 patients who were referred to a geriatric outpatient clinic for their complaints of memory dysfunction. State-anxiety appeared not to be associated with memory performance or the severity of dementia. Trait-anxiety and achievement motivation were associated positively with memory performance and negatively with the severity of dementia. The evaluation of anxiety symptoms in the assessment of dementia is recommended.
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