Cognitive Disorders Key Terms Quiz
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Which of the following is NOT a core concept of mental health recovery?

  • Person-driven
  • Medication compliance (correct)
  • Social justice
  • Hope

    • What is agnosia characterized by?

  • Inability to recognize familiar people
  • Deterioration of language function
  • Inability to recognize or name objects despite intact sensory abilities (correct)
  • Loss of motor function

    • Which disease is primarily characterized by tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia?

  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Korsakoff’s syndrome
  • Parkinson’s disease (correct)
  • Huntington’s disease

    • What distinguishes vascular dementia from Alzheimer’s disease?

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    What cognitive deficit is associated with confabulation?

    <p>Making up answers to fill memory gaps (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary cause of Korsakoff’s syndrome?

    <p>Chronic thiamine deficiency due to excessive alcohol intake (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a technique for clients with dementia that provides emotional reassurance without correcting their misperceptions?

    <p>Going along (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common symptom of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease?

    <p>Loss of coordination and abnormal movements (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Lewy body dementia shares similar symptoms with which other cognitive disorder?

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    What characterizes executive functioning in cognitive disorders?

    <p>Difficulty in abstract thinking and planning (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder is characterized by personality and behavioral changes, including paranoia and delusions?

    <p>Alzheimer’s disease (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flashcards

    Psychiatric Nursing

    A nursing specialty focused on the care of patients with mental health disorders.

    Mental Health Disorders

    Conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, behavior, or mood.

    Patient Care

    The services provided to patients to maintain or improve health.

    Nursing Specialties

    Areas within nursing that require specific knowledge and skills.

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    Agnosia

    Inability to recognize or name objects despite intact sensory abilities.

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    Alzheimer’s disease

    Progressive brain disorder causing decline in function, including memory loss and personality changes.

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    Amnestic disorder

    Condition characterized by significant memory impairment.

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    Apraxia

    Impaired ability to execute motor functions even though motor abilities are intact.

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    Confabulation

    Making up answers to fill in memory gaps, often related to brain problems.

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    Delirium

    Disturbance of consciousness with a change in cognition, often temporary.

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    Dementia

    Mental disorder with multiple cognitive deficits, starting with memory impairment.

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    Executive functioning

    Ability to think abstractly and manage complex behaviors.

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    Korsakoff’s syndrome

    Type of dementia due to long-term alcohol use leading to thiamine deficiency.

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    Vascular dementia

    Dementia with abrupt onset, often linked to strokes and rapid cognitive changes.

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    Study Notes

    Cognitive Disorders Key Terms

    • Agnosia: Inability to recognize or name objects despite intact sensory abilities.
    • Alzheimer's Disease: Progressive brain disorder with gradual onset, causing increasing decline in functioning (speech, motor, personality). Characterized by paranoia, delusions, hallucinations, hygiene neglect, and belligerence.
    • Amnestic Disorder: Deterioration of memory function.
    • Aphasia: Deterioration of language function.
    • Apraxia: Impaired ability to execute motor functions despite intact motor abilities.
    • Confabulation: Making up answers to fill in memory gaps, often due to organic brain problems.
    • Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE): Brain injury from repeated concussions, common in sports like boxing and football.
    • Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Central nervous system disorder, usually appearing in adults (40-60), affecting vision, coordination, and causing dementia.
    • Delirium: Disturbance of consciousness accompanied by changes in cognition.
    • Dementia: Multiple cognitive deficits, initially affecting memory, progressively impacting all cognitive functions.
    • Distraction: Shifting client's attention & energy to a different topic.
    • Executive Functioning: The ability to think abstractly, plan, sequence, monitor, and stop complex behavior.
    • Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Degenerative brain disease affecting frontal and temporal lobes, resembling Alzheimer's in its symptoms.
    • "Going along" technique: Providing emotional reassurance to clients without correcting their misperceptions or delusions.
    • Huntington's Disease: Inherited, dominant gene disease causing cerebral atrophy, demyelination, and enlarged brain ventricles
    • Korsakoff's Syndrome: Dementia from long-term, excessive alcohol intake, resulting in chronic thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency.
    • Kuru: (Disease)
    • Lewy Body Dementia: Neurocognitive disorder (NCD).
    • Neurocognitive Disorder (NCD): A general term for cognitive decline.
    • Palilalia: Repeating words or sounds repeatedly.
    • Parkinson's Disease: Slowly progressive neurological condition with tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability.
    • Pick's Disease: Degenerative brain disease affecting frontal & temporal lobes, similar to Alzheimer's in presentation.
    • Prion Disease: Disease
    • Reframing: Cognitive-behavioral technique examining alternative points of view to explain events.
    • Reminiscence Therapy: Purposefully relating personally significant past experiences for therapeutic benefit.
    • Supportive Touch: Using physical touch to convey support, interest, and caring; may not be effective with all clients.
    • Time Away: Leaving clients briefly, then returning to re-engage in interaction; useful in dementia care.
    • Vascular Dementia: Dementia with symptoms like Alzheimer's, but onset is abrupt, followed by rapid changes, plateaus, more abrupt changes, and further plateaus.

    Learning Objectives

    • Describe cognitive disorder characteristics and risk factors.
    • Distinguish delirium from dementia based on symptoms, course, treatment and prognosis.
    • Plan care for clients with cognitive disorders.
    • Support caregivers for clients with dementia.
    • Educate clients, families, caretakers and communities about cognitive disorders.
    • Evaluate personal feelings, beliefs and attitudes about clients with cognitive disorders.

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    Test your knowledge on key terms related to cognitive disorders with this quiz. Each term is essential for understanding various conditions that affect memory, language, and motor functions. Perfect for students and professionals in psychology or medicine.

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