Nur1212C Exam 2 Questions and
Answers.
Agnosia - Answer inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a
result of brain damage.
Agraphia - Answer acquired neurological disorder causing a loss in the ability to communicate
through writing
Alzheimer's - Answer A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental
functions.
Aphasia - Answer loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.
Apraxia - Answer inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage.
Cognitive disorders - Answer category of mental health disorders that primarily affect
cognitive abilities including learning, memory, perception, and problem solving
Confabulation - Answer disturbance of memory, defined as the production of fabricated,
distorted, or misinterpreted memories
Delirium - Answer characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and
speech
Dementia - Answer memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
Hallucinations - Answer an experience involving the apparent perception of something not
present.
Hypermetamorphosis - Answer A tendency to attend indiscriminately and react to every visual
stimulus
Hyperorality - Answer A condition characterized by insertion of inappropriate objects in the
mouth.
Hypervigilance - Answer enhanced state of sensory sensitivity
Answers.
Agnosia - Answer inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a
result of brain damage.
Agraphia - Answer acquired neurological disorder causing a loss in the ability to communicate
through writing
Alzheimer's - Answer A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental
functions.
Aphasia - Answer loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage.
Apraxia - Answer inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage.
Cognitive disorders - Answer category of mental health disorders that primarily affect
cognitive abilities including learning, memory, perception, and problem solving
Confabulation - Answer disturbance of memory, defined as the production of fabricated,
distorted, or misinterpreted memories
Delirium - Answer characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and
speech
Dementia - Answer memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
Hallucinations - Answer an experience involving the apparent perception of something not
present.
Hypermetamorphosis - Answer A tendency to attend indiscriminately and react to every visual
stimulus
Hyperorality - Answer A condition characterized by insertion of inappropriate objects in the
mouth.
Hypervigilance - Answer enhanced state of sensory sensitivity
