Sensory Perception correct answers Ability to understand and interact with the environment
using senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch
otoxicity correct answers Damage to the hearing or balance function of the inner ear as a result
of exposure to drugs or chemicals
Sensation correct answers Feeling or experienced as a result of the stimulation of the sense
organs
Perception correct answers Medically refers to the awareness of characteristics of the
environment through the senses
Presbycusis correct answers Progressive sensorineural hearing loss that occurs through aging
Paresthesia correct answers Abnormal sensation such as burning, pricking, tingling, or
numbness.
Pain correct answers Whatever the person says it is, existing whenever they say it does
Primary prevention correct answers Promotion of health
Secondary prevention correct answers Screening or being treated
Tertiary prevention correct answers Trying to maintain to prevent/minimize progression
Components of Cognition correct answers - Awareness/consciousness
-Attention
, -Orientation
-Judgement
-Memory
-Learning
Four major units of the brain correct answers - Cerebrum
-Diencephalon
-Brain Stem
-Cerebellum
What does optimal brain function depend on? correct answers Continuous perfusion of oxygen
and nutrient-rich blood
What are 2 types of Cognitive Impairment? correct answers Delirium and Dementia
Delirium correct answers acute altered state of consciousness with agitation and disorientation.
Can be reversible
Dementia correct answers chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of the mind's cognitive and
intellectual functions
Consequences of cognitive impairment correct answers -Risk for injury
-Complicates disease management
-Decrease functional ability
-Need for assistive services
-Financial hardship
-Caregiver burden