BSNC 1000 FINAL EXAM | MODULE 7-10 | VERIFIED
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Cognition - Answers -Mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and
understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
Perception - Answers -Interpretation of the environment which is dependent on acuity
of sensory input
Awareness - Answers -Ability to perceive or to be sensitive to stimuli in environment
Attention - Answers -Ability to focus on a particular area of conscious content
Memory - Answers -Retention and recall of past experiences and learning
Declarative memory - Answers -Ability to consciously learn and recall information,
memory providing long-term storage of large amounts of information
Immediate memory - Answers -Also known as "attention span", memory that retains
very small amounts of information for a very short amount of time
Working memory - Answers -Memory that allows for small amount of information to be
actively maintained and manipulated
Procedural memory - Answers -Retention and retrieval of motor skills
Executive function - Answers -Higher thinking processes that allow for flexibility,
adaptability, and goal-directedness
Cerebral cortex - Answers -Part of the brain that is responsible for carrying out
intellectual functions
Hippocampus - Answers -Part of the brain that plays a significant role in committing
information to long-term memory
Confusion - Answers -Disturbance of consciousness, impaired ability to think clearly, to
perceive, respond to, and remember current stimuli
Frontal lobe - Answers -Part of the brain associated with personality, working memory,
executive function, intellect, and speech
, Delirium - Answers -State of disturbed consciousness and altered cognition with rapid
onset occurring over hours or a few days
- characterized by motor restlessness, transient hallucinations, and disorientation
Dementia - Answers -Acquired and progressive deterioration of all cognitive functions
Primary dementia - Answers -Dementia that is irreversible and not secondary to
another disease
Secondary dementia - Answers -Dementia that occurs as a result of another disease
process
Focal cognitive disorders - Answers -Affect a single area of cognitive function; may be
associated with a neurocognitive disorder or seen independently
Intellectual disability - Answers -Limitations of cognitive functioning (conceptual skills,
social skills, and ADLs) and below-average intelligence
Learning disability - Answers -Challenges in taking data signals in and processing the
information received; may occur in people with average or above-average intelligence
Avoidance of substance abuse is an example of ___ prevention of cognitive disorders -
Answers -Primary
Alzheimer's disease - Answers -Most common type of dementia
- Dementia characterized by loss of short-term memory and denial of any memory loss
Vascular dementia - Answers -Dementia caused by brain injury resulting from ischemic
or hemorrhagic damage
- Form of dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease
-Second most common type of dementia
Frontotemporal dementia - Answers -Atrophy of frontal and anterior temporal lobes
Age - Answers -Strongest risk factor for vascular dementia
Men are at a slightly ___ risk of developing vascular dementia than women - Answers -
Higher
Inflammation - Answers -Immunologic defense against tissue injury, infection, or allergy
- Protective process initiated to minimize or remove a pathologic agent or stimulus
Chemotaxis - Answers -Complex process that attracts WBCs to an area of
inflammation
-Process in which WBCs move towards a higher concentration of chemotactic factors
- Third step of the cellular stage of inflammation
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Cognition - Answers -Mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and
understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
Perception - Answers -Interpretation of the environment which is dependent on acuity
of sensory input
Awareness - Answers -Ability to perceive or to be sensitive to stimuli in environment
Attention - Answers -Ability to focus on a particular area of conscious content
Memory - Answers -Retention and recall of past experiences and learning
Declarative memory - Answers -Ability to consciously learn and recall information,
memory providing long-term storage of large amounts of information
Immediate memory - Answers -Also known as "attention span", memory that retains
very small amounts of information for a very short amount of time
Working memory - Answers -Memory that allows for small amount of information to be
actively maintained and manipulated
Procedural memory - Answers -Retention and retrieval of motor skills
Executive function - Answers -Higher thinking processes that allow for flexibility,
adaptability, and goal-directedness
Cerebral cortex - Answers -Part of the brain that is responsible for carrying out
intellectual functions
Hippocampus - Answers -Part of the brain that plays a significant role in committing
information to long-term memory
Confusion - Answers -Disturbance of consciousness, impaired ability to think clearly, to
perceive, respond to, and remember current stimuli
Frontal lobe - Answers -Part of the brain associated with personality, working memory,
executive function, intellect, and speech
, Delirium - Answers -State of disturbed consciousness and altered cognition with rapid
onset occurring over hours or a few days
- characterized by motor restlessness, transient hallucinations, and disorientation
Dementia - Answers -Acquired and progressive deterioration of all cognitive functions
Primary dementia - Answers -Dementia that is irreversible and not secondary to
another disease
Secondary dementia - Answers -Dementia that occurs as a result of another disease
process
Focal cognitive disorders - Answers -Affect a single area of cognitive function; may be
associated with a neurocognitive disorder or seen independently
Intellectual disability - Answers -Limitations of cognitive functioning (conceptual skills,
social skills, and ADLs) and below-average intelligence
Learning disability - Answers -Challenges in taking data signals in and processing the
information received; may occur in people with average or above-average intelligence
Avoidance of substance abuse is an example of ___ prevention of cognitive disorders -
Answers -Primary
Alzheimer's disease - Answers -Most common type of dementia
- Dementia characterized by loss of short-term memory and denial of any memory loss
Vascular dementia - Answers -Dementia caused by brain injury resulting from ischemic
or hemorrhagic damage
- Form of dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease
-Second most common type of dementia
Frontotemporal dementia - Answers -Atrophy of frontal and anterior temporal lobes
Age - Answers -Strongest risk factor for vascular dementia
Men are at a slightly ___ risk of developing vascular dementia than women - Answers -
Higher
Inflammation - Answers -Immunologic defense against tissue injury, infection, or allergy
- Protective process initiated to minimize or remove a pathologic agent or stimulus
Chemotaxis - Answers -Complex process that attracts WBCs to an area of
inflammation
-Process in which WBCs move towards a higher concentration of chemotactic factors
- Third step of the cellular stage of inflammation
