Psycho-social stress as a risk factor for cognitive decline in houswives

Pages: 915-918
Sadaf Ahmed, Madiha Shaukat, Aleena Hasni and Shamoon Noushad (Advance Educational Institute & Research Center(AEIRC), Karachi, Pakistan)

There are various neuro-philosophical views that can be considered to evaluate the effects of the psychological factors on the brain and its functions. The cognitive functions can be best assessed by using various tools that can depict most notably how depression induces a cascade of changes to neuronal system. As these psychological problems directly affect the central nervous system, the mind changes into a distorted state that induces cognitive impairments. We took a random study including 50 university girls (non-married) and 50 house wives, a self assessing Subjective Memory Questionnaire was the tool used to analyze their current memory status by scoring. Where average normal university going girls score 158 that indicate their subjective memory difficulties are minimal and they can Move onto more advanced memory skills training to further improvement in cognitive skills. While the house wives who are on the whole looking stress free but they score 133 and we noticed a moderate degree of memory challenge in them. It indicated that these women must spend more time on developing their basic memory skills before moving to the advanced memory skills training. Our study showed that young educated females have better cognitive function than the middle aged women who are housewives and are consciously maintaining the awareness of surrounding input. We have found an unwavering relation between the life style and the diminutive acts of daily routine. It is suggested that as working memory has a direct relation with stress and depression that may cause memory impairments.