Sensational Sensation Quiz
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What is the primary difference between sensation and perception?

  • Sensation and perception both involve the conscious selection of sensory inputs.
  • Sensation is the passive process of receiving sensory inputs, while perception is the active process of interpreting information. (correct)
  • Sensation and perception are synonymous and refer to the same process.
  • Sensation is the active process of interpreting information, while perception is the passive process of receiving sensory inputs.
  • What characterizes normal sensation?

  • It is an active process of bringing information from the outside world into the body and to the brain.
  • It includes paresthesia and dysesthesia.
  • It is characterized by dominating the patient's attention with painful and alarming sensations.
  • It reflects a continuous process, little of which reaches consciousness under ordinary conditions. (correct)
  • What is paresthesia?

  • The passive process of receiving information through sensory inputs.
  • Denotes all types of abnormal sensations including painful ones, regardless of.
  • Tingling or pins-and-needles sensations but may include a wide variety of other abnormal sensations, except pain. (correct)
  • The active process of selecting, organizing and interpreting information brought to the brain by the senses.
  • What does dysesthesia denote?

    <p>All types of abnormal sensations, including painful ones, regardless of.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process of quantitative sensory testing used for?

    <p>Assessing the sensory perception thresholds for various stimuli.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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