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| 4 Conditions of a Sensory Experience? (What do you need) |
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stimulus,
receptor,
nerve impulse,
brain |
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| How we recieve stimulus is through a.... |
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| when the stimulus is converted into something that needs your brain's attention is a... |
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| When the Impulse needs to be transmitted into a "sense" occurs where? |
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| External Sensory senses (5) |
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visual,
auditory,
olfactory,
gustatory,
tactile |
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| Internal environment requires three things... |
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kinesthesia,
stereognosis,
sensory perception |
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| the awareness of body movements/parts in space |
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| the ability to tell what things are by touch (feeling texture, size, shape) |
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| sensory perception (internal environment) is |
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| understanding and giving meaning to something by: memory, intensity of the sense, |
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| reticular activating system, the watchdog! |
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| stimulus/arousal, allows specific info in to be percieved |
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| NEW/IRREGULAR for transmission, otherwise ignored. remember example of apartment next to L |
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| Normal conciousness, confusion, delirium, dementia, somnolemce, chronic veg. state are all |
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| conscious states of awareness |
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| when you are aware of self and environment |
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| can be acute(short/ubrupt) or chronic(progressive decline), altered state of awareness |
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| progressive, irreversable, decline, continue deterioration |
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| when you are disorientated, confused, and this alternates with other states |
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| is a gradual progression. Personality changes occur, social orientation and memory effected, and language issues occur. |
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| has extreem drowsiness, but responds easily to stimulation (can be a cause of meds/anasthesia) |
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| state os conciuosness but unresponsive |
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| unconscious but aroused by stimuli |
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| unconsciuos but only aroused by intense/extreem stimuli |
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| unconscious, no stimuli response |
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| 4 factors of severe sensory alteration |
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sensory overload,
sensory deprivation,
sleep deprivation,
cultural care deprivation |
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| developmental, cultural, personality/lifestyles, stress, illness/meds are all... |
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| a physical (not psychological) disorder that causes a decrease in mental function |
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| the loss of brain function. A "group" of illnesses that effect memory, behavior, communication. It is progressive. |
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| these are two causes of this: Vascular (b/c small strokes), Alzheimer's. Most commonly seen together |
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| classified as loss of nerve function, lower levels of chemicals in brain (which blocks message transmission) |
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recent memory loss
difficulty performing adl's
prob. with language
disorientation to time/place
poor/decreased judgement
prob with abstract thinking
misplacing things
changes in mood/behavior
changes in personality
loss of initiative |
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| ten warning signs of Alzheimer's |
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| A.D. risk profile includes: |
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FEMALES
family history
hx of head trauma
late life depression
vascular dementia
ethnicity (aa and hispanics)
lower educational level |
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gognitive clock test
minimental state exam mmse |
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Amnesia
Anomia
Apraxia
Agnosia
Aphasia |
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| can't recognize the "familiar" |
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| can't express through speech |
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| early (mild), Middle (moderate), late (severe), terminal |
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| Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Memantine, Vitamin E are all... |
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| to prevent breakdown of Acetocholine and promote Acetocholine |
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| Cholinesterase Inhibitors |
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| used in moderate/severe stages, helps chemical messanger glutamate with memory |
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| vitamin used to aid memory |
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| Aricept, Reminyl, Exelon, Cognex (is hepatotoxic) are all... |
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| Cholinesterase Inhibitor rx |
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