Terms

Question 1

attention

Answer 1

ability to remain focused; distruption cause distractibility

Question 2

consciousness

Answer 2

state of awareness that response to external stimuli; distrubances are usually result of prain pathology; disorientation, delirium, confusion

Question 3

Delirium

Answer 3

an acute, reversible disorder that presents as a disoriented raction with confusion, lability and distruances in behavior (agression)

Question 4

Sundowner syndrome

Answer 4

1. occurs in lat afternoon/at night in older people (with dementia)
2. drowsiness, confusion, ataxia, falling, agitation, and sometimes agression
3. associated with sedation/oversedation. dementia, and chaneges in orienting cues such as light, familiar people and objects

Question 5

remote memory

Answer 5

ability to recall events of the distant past, AKA long-term memory

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procedural memory

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an automatic, sequence of behavior such as conditioned responses

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declarative memory

Answer 7

recall specific to consciously learned facts, such as school

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semantic memory

Answer 8

knowing meaning of words and abilty to classify info

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episodic memory

Answer 9

knowledge of one’s personal experiences

Question 10

prospective memory

Answer 10

1. the capcaity to remember to carry out actions in the future, such as knowing you have appointment scheudled, to turn off the stove, and to pay the bills
2. important to live** safely and independently**

Question 11

Retrograde amnesia

Answer 11

the inability to remember event that occurred prior to the precipitating events

Question 12

echopraxia

Answer 12

meaningless imitation of another person’s movement

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catatonia

Answer 13

immobility of rigdity

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stereotypy

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repetition of fixed patterns of movement and speech

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akathisia

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state of restlessness characterized by an urgen need for movement, usually as a side effect of meds.

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astereognosis

Answer 16

inability to identify objects through touch

Question 17

adiadochokindesia

Answer 17

inabiilty to perform rapidly alternating movements

Question 18

depersonalization

Answer 18

a subjective sensation of unreality about oneself or the enviroment

Question 19

derealization

Answer 19

subjective sense that the environment is unreal

Question 20

fugue

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a state of seious depersonalization, often involing travel or relocation, in which the indivdual takes on a new identity with amnesia for his/her old identity

Question 21

dissociative identity disorder (DID)

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involves the appearance that an idnividual has delveopd two or more distinct personalities

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dissociation

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involves the separation of a group of mental or behvioral processes from the rest of the person’s psychic activity

Question 23

pressured speech

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rapid and increased in amount; may be didfficult to understand and/or interrupt

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poverty of content in speech

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speech consists of responses that are given only when spoken to directly

Question 25

nonspontaneous speech

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consists of responses that are given only when spken to directly

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stuttering

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consists of rep. or prolongation of sounds or syllables

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perservation in speech

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continued, persistent repetition of a word or phrase, often in response to different stimuli or different questions

Question 28

nominal aphasia | aka anomial/amnestic

Answer 28

inability to name objects

Question 29

During a journal reading activity led by the OTR®, a client becomes very emotional when disclosing sensitive personal feelings on how the client's family perceives the client’s admission to the mental health facility. Several other clients recognize that they share the same feelings and perceptions, which makes the client feel better. According to Yalom’s therapeutic factors in groups, what curative factor is this? A] Altruism B] Catharsis C] Universality D] Cohesion

Answer 29

Solution: The correct answer is C. Universality is the curative factor gained from other members’ sharing of similar feelings, thoughts, and problems. A: Altruism is when members feel a boost in self-concept from extending help to others. B: Catharsis is the release of strong feelings about previous or present experiences. D: Cohesion is the feeling of trust and togetherness in a group.

Question 30

dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)

Answer 30

1. a form of CBT 2. Focus: addresses suicidal thoughts/actions 3. ued for borderline 4. depression, substance abuse issues and/or eating disorders 5. DBT teaches assertiveness, coping, and interpersonal skills 6. should address aquisition of skills affect OP and provide opportunities to practice new skills