Explain the difference between occasional forgetfulness and alzheimer’s disease.

Occasional forgetting of objects, dates and situations is normal for people and occurs for various reasons such as a situation of stress or extreme tiredness, this situation is temporary, so it is not repeated in time linearly.

On the other hand we see that Alzheimer's disease (AD), also called senile dementia of Alzheimer's type (DSTA) or simply Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease that manifests as cognitive impairment and behavioral disorders. Characterized in its typical form by a loss of immediate memory and other mental abilities (such as higher cognitive abilities), as nerve cells (neurons) die and different brain areas atrophy, this is an irreversible process .

"choosing is refusing" means individuals face an opportunity cost with each decision they make. economists state that every decision involves trade-offs. opportunity cost is the least desirable alternative given up as a result of a decision.