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What is the definition of distractibility?
What is the definition of distractibility?
- The ability to maintain attention to a particular stimulus
- The direction of the focus of awareness and perception to a particular stimulus
- A type of disorder of consciousness
- The inability to maintain attention, shifting from one area or topic to another with minimal provocation (correct)
What is the characteristic of confusion?
What is the characteristic of confusion?
- A quantitative change in mental function
- A heightened feeling of psychological well-being
- A complete suppression of motor activity
- A dimming or clouding of consciousness, with all mental processes slow (correct)
What is the term for a state of restricted consciousness, including ideation, perception, and association with an emotional state?
What is the term for a state of restricted consciousness, including ideation, perception, and association with an emotional state?
- Stupor
- Delirium
- Twilight state (correct)
- Fugue
What is the term for a feeling of sadness appropriate to a real loss?
What is the term for a feeling of sadness appropriate to a real loss?
What is the term for a disharmony of affect and ideation?
What is the term for a disharmony of affect and ideation?
What is the term for the absence of emotional experience and expression?
What is the term for the absence of emotional experience and expression?
What is the term for the holding of two opposing emotions, attitudes, ideas, or wishes toward the same person, situation, or object?
What is the term for the holding of two opposing emotions, attitudes, ideas, or wishes toward the same person, situation, or object?
What is the term for a feeling of happiness with an air of confidence and enjoyment associated with increased motor activity?
What is the term for a feeling of happiness with an air of confidence and enjoyment associated with increased motor activity?
What is the term for a state of complete suppression of motor activity, where the patient does not respond to any stimuli?
What is the term for a state of complete suppression of motor activity, where the patient does not respond to any stimuli?
What is the term for a disorder involving memory loss, as well as traveling away from home or from one's usual work locale?
What is the term for a disorder involving memory loss, as well as traveling away from home or from one's usual work locale?
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