BSNC 1000 FINAL EXAM MODULE 7-10 (LATEST)
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Cognition Answer - Mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and
understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
Perception Answer - Interpretation of the environment which is dependent on
acuity of sensory input
Awareness Answer - Ability to perceive or to be sensitive to stimuli in
environment
Attention Answer - Ability to focus on a particular area of conscious content
Memory Answer - Retention and recall of past experiences and learning
Declarative memory Answer - Ability to consciously learn and recall
information, memory providing long-term storage of large amounts of
information
Immediate memory Answer - Also known as "attention span", memory that
retains very small amounts of information for a very short amount of time
,Working memory Answer - Memory that allows for small amount of
information to be actively maintained and manipulated
Procedural memory Answer - Retention and retrieval of motor skills
Executive function Answer - Higher thinking processes that allow for flexibility,
adaptability, and goal-directedness
Cerebral cortex Answer - Part of the brain that is responsible for carrying out
intellectual functions
Hippocampus Answer - Part of the brain that plays a significant role in
committing information to long-term memory
Confusion Answer - Disturbance of consciousness, impaired ability to think
clearly, to perceive, respond to, and remember current stimuli
Frontal lobe Answer - Part of the brain associated with personality, working
memory, executive function, intellect, and speech
Delirium Answer - State of disturbed consciousness and altered cognition with
rapid onset occurring over hours or a few days
- characterized by motor restlessness, transient hallucinations, and
disorientation
Dementia Answer - Acquired and progressive deterioration of all cognitive
functions
, Primary dementia Answer - Dementia that is irreversible and not secondary to
another disease
Secondary dementia Answer - Dementia that occurs as a result of another
disease process
Focal cognitive disorders Answer - Affect a single area of cognitive function;
may be associated with a neurocognitive disorder or seen independently
Intellectual disability Answer - Limitations of cognitive functioning (conceptual
skills, social skills, and ADLs) and below-average intelligence
Learning disability Answer - Challenges in taking data signals in and processing
the information received; may occur in people with average or above-average
intelligence
Avoidance of substance abuse is an example of ___ prevention of cognitive
disorders Answer - Primary
Alzheimer's disease Answer - Most common type of dementia
- Dementia characterized by loss of short-term memory and denial of any
memory loss
Vascular dementia Answer - Dementia caused by brain injury resulting from
ischemic or hemorrhagic damage
- Form of dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease
-Second most common type of dementia
UPDATE 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
100% CORRECT
Cognition Answer - Mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and
understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
Perception Answer - Interpretation of the environment which is dependent on
acuity of sensory input
Awareness Answer - Ability to perceive or to be sensitive to stimuli in
environment
Attention Answer - Ability to focus on a particular area of conscious content
Memory Answer - Retention and recall of past experiences and learning
Declarative memory Answer - Ability to consciously learn and recall
information, memory providing long-term storage of large amounts of
information
Immediate memory Answer - Also known as "attention span", memory that
retains very small amounts of information for a very short amount of time
,Working memory Answer - Memory that allows for small amount of
information to be actively maintained and manipulated
Procedural memory Answer - Retention and retrieval of motor skills
Executive function Answer - Higher thinking processes that allow for flexibility,
adaptability, and goal-directedness
Cerebral cortex Answer - Part of the brain that is responsible for carrying out
intellectual functions
Hippocampus Answer - Part of the brain that plays a significant role in
committing information to long-term memory
Confusion Answer - Disturbance of consciousness, impaired ability to think
clearly, to perceive, respond to, and remember current stimuli
Frontal lobe Answer - Part of the brain associated with personality, working
memory, executive function, intellect, and speech
Delirium Answer - State of disturbed consciousness and altered cognition with
rapid onset occurring over hours or a few days
- characterized by motor restlessness, transient hallucinations, and
disorientation
Dementia Answer - Acquired and progressive deterioration of all cognitive
functions
, Primary dementia Answer - Dementia that is irreversible and not secondary to
another disease
Secondary dementia Answer - Dementia that occurs as a result of another
disease process
Focal cognitive disorders Answer - Affect a single area of cognitive function;
may be associated with a neurocognitive disorder or seen independently
Intellectual disability Answer - Limitations of cognitive functioning (conceptual
skills, social skills, and ADLs) and below-average intelligence
Learning disability Answer - Challenges in taking data signals in and processing
the information received; may occur in people with average or above-average
intelligence
Avoidance of substance abuse is an example of ___ prevention of cognitive
disorders Answer - Primary
Alzheimer's disease Answer - Most common type of dementia
- Dementia characterized by loss of short-term memory and denial of any
memory loss
Vascular dementia Answer - Dementia caused by brain injury resulting from
ischemic or hemorrhagic damage
- Form of dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease
-Second most common type of dementia
