NACC PSW TEST EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
Hearing, balance - accurate answers✔✔ the ear is needed for _____ &
______
Otitis media - accurate answers✔✔ infection of the middle ear;
viruses/bacteria are causes; can cause permanent damage to the eardrum
or damage the bones of the middle ear that conduct sound
Otosclerosis - accurate answers✔✔ abnormal formation of a new bone
in the middle ear that gradually immobilizes the stapes and prevents it
from vibrating in response to sound, causing a progressive loss of
hearing; accompanied by tinnitus
Tinnitus - accurate answers✔✔ ringing in the ears
,Miniere's disease - accurate answers✔✔ increased fluid in the inner ear,
causing pressure in the middle ear; symptoms include: vertigo, tinnitus,
hearing loss, pain/pressure, severe dizziness causing vomiting
Presbycusis - accurate answers✔✔ age related hearing loss; occurs after
50; no cure
Louder - accurate answers✔✔ hearing aids make all sounds, even
background noise _______
Legally blind - accurate answers✔✔ a person who is ______ ______
sees at 6m (20ft) what a person c normal vision sees @ 60m (200ft)
Conjunctivitis - accurate answers✔✔ pink eye; an inflammation of the
clear membrane that covers the while part of the eye and inner eyelid
Age-related macular degeneration - accurate answers✔✔ a gradual
disease that blurs central vision and causes damage to the macula,
located in the centre of the retina; central vision poor, but may still have
peripheral vision; no cure
Retinal detachment - accurate answers✔✔ the separation of the retina
from its supporting tissue; may be cured with surgical reattachment
,Diabetic retinopathy - accurate answers✔✔ tiny blood vessels in the
retina are damaged; blood can leak from the vessels creating scar tissue
that pulls the retina away from the eye; complication of diabetes
Glaucoma - accurate answers✔✔ eye disease that causes pressure within
the eye, which damages the optic nerve; peripheral vision is lost (tunnel
vision); damage cannot be reversed but further damage can be controlled
Cataracts - accurate answers✔✔ a clouding of the lens in the eye;
prevents light from entering the eye ; symptoms include sensitivity to
light/glares, cloudy, blurry or dimmed vision ; surgery is only rx
Presbyopia - accurate answers✔✔ impaired vision as a result of aging;
inability to focus on close objects
Blind cane - accurate answers✔✔ white can with red tip used by people
with vision loss
Personality (frued) - accurate answers✔✔ the set of attitudes, values,
behaviours, and characteristics of a person
Psychoanalytic theory - accurate answers✔✔ the name of the
personality development theory initiated by sigmund fried
Conscious - accurate answers✔✔ awareness of surroundings, what is
happening, and able to control thoughts/behaviours (freud)
, Subconscious - accurate answers✔✔ memories, past experiences, and
thoughts that can be recalled by the person (freud)
Unconscious - accurate answers✔✔ experiences and feelings that cannot
be remembered (freud)
Id - accurate answers✔✔ the part of the person which actively seeks to
fulfill needs that must be met stat in the conscious level of awareness
(hunger, warmth, etc) (freud)
Ego - accurate answers✔✔ the part of the person that deals with the
reality of the situation the person is in, including thoughts, feelings,
common sense, reasoning, and problem solving-- _____ decides what to
do and when (freud)
Superego - accurate answers✔✔ the part of the person that is concerned
with morals, and values; _____ judges what the ego thinks and does
against a inner feeling of right and wrong
Whit method - accurate answers✔✔ whatever it takes method for
working with abis
Glascow coma scale (gcs) - accurate answers✔✔ neurologic assessment
of a patient's best verbal response, eye opening, and motor function;
used for abi pt's