deficit terms to KNOW Flashcards

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agraphia (a.k.a. dysgraphia)

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unable to write

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ideomotor apraxia

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left hemisphere damage
- inability to perform gesturing and pantomime, on verbal command

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ideational apraxia

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  • unable to sequence motor acts
  • disruption of conception
  • loss of tool function knowledge
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constructional apraxia

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Unable to produce designs in 2/3D by copying, drawing, or constructing

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oral apraxia

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  • difficulty in forming and organizing intelligible
    words, though the musculature required to do so is
    intact
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dysarthria

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muscles of speech affected
- slurred speech
- neuromotor problem

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agnosia

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can’t process sensory info

(can be all the senses, body scheme issues, such as somatognosia and anosognosia)

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somatognosia

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unaware of body parts

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anosognosia

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unaware of their deficits

(presence or severity)

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prosopagnosia

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face blindness

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visual-spatial agnosia

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Affects perception of spatial relationship between objects, or between objects and self

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auditory agnosia

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can’t recognize sounds, words and
non-words

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visual agnosia

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can’t recognize common objects and
demonstrate their use

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14
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apraxia

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can’t carry out skilled/familiar movements despite wanting to

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ataxia

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no coordination during movements

(clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability)

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16
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bradykinesia

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slow movements

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17
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choreoathetosis

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fluctuating between of chorea (quick) & athetosis (slow) movements

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18
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athetosis

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slow movements

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dystonia

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sustained muscle contractions

(twisting & repetitive movements or abnormal postures or positions)

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adiadochokinesis

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can’t perform rapid alternating
movements
(pronation/supination)

21
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dysmetria

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unable to estimate ROM necessary to meet the target
- Evident when the individual tries to touch the nose

22
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ballism

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constant contractions of muscles

23
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chorea

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jerky/quick, purposeless movements

24
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anesthesia

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no sensation

25
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alexia/dyslexia

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can’t read

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acalculia

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can’t do math

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catharsis

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relief from strong repressed emotions (punching pillow to relieve anger)

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pretention

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trying to get recognition for something that you don’t have

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ideation

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forming ideas

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tinnitus

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ear ringing

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confabulation

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making up information unintentionally (memory issue)

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neologism

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new words

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sequelae

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condition is consequence of a previous disease/injury (secondary disease)

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hemiballismus

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intermittent, sudden, violent, involuntary, flinging

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hypertrophy

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muscle increase

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dysphonia

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abnormal voice

37
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proprioception

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position of the body in space

38
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disinhibition

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no socially acceptable behaviors

39
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transitive gestures

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involve specific hand-object actions such as tool-use
- tool-based (e.g. hammering in a nail)
- shaped by the nature of the object and any knowledge regarding its functions/ potential uses

40
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intransitive gestures

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communicative in nature

41
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illustrators

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most common type of gesture
- illustrate the verbal message they accompany

42
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adaptors

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touching behaviors and movements that indicate internal states typically related to anxiety (click pen, shake leg, clearing throat, fiddling with cellphone)

43
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conceptual apraxia

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difficulty in selecting adequate tool for that action

44
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limb-kinetic apraxia

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inability to make fine, precise movements with an arm or leg

45
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functional movement disorder

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condition which may resemble any of the movement disorders but is not due to neurological disease

46
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constructional disorder

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failing at tasks that require the manipulation of objects in space (spatial part of task is the problem)

47
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atonicity

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lack of normal tone