1. What is sensory expe- Reception and perception of sensory data. Sight, hearing, taste,
rience?
2. What are the five senses? smell, touch.
3. What is orientation? Awareness of one's body and surroundings.
4. What is kinesthetic and Awareness of body movement and internal sensa- tions.
visceral orienta- tion?
5. What is propriocep- tion? Awareness of body position and movement. Organizing and interpreting
6. What is sensory per-
ception? sensory data.
7. What are the four
con- ditions to be met in each Stimulus, receptor reception, nerve impulse to brain, brain reception and
sensory experi- ence? translation.
8. What is the reticu- lar
activating system (RAS)?
Regulates arousal and attention.
9. What is sensorista- sis?
Optimal state of arousal.
10. What is adaptation? Adjustment to sensory stimuli over time.
11. What are the states of 13. What are the charac- teristics of dementia?
arousal/awareness?
12. What are the charac- teristics of
delirium?
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Conscious and
unconscious.
Disorientation,
restlessness, agitation.
Spatial orientation, memory, language
difficulties.
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14. What are the char- acteristics Reduced awareness.
of confu- sion?
15. What are the char- acteristics of
somno- lence? Extreme drowsiness, normal response.
16. What are the charac- teristics
of
minimally conscious state? Partial consciousness, inconsistent following of commands.
17. What are the charac- teristics of
locked-in syndrome? Quadriplegic, fully conscious.
18. What are the char- acteristics of
sensory deprivation?
Decreased sensory input, perceptual, cognitive, and emotional
19. What are the char- acteristics of disturbances.
sensory overload?
20. What is sensory deficit? Excessive stimuli, inability to respond meaningfully.
21. What is sensory pro- cessing
disorder?
Impaired or absent function of a sense.
22. What is a sensory craver?
23. What are the charac- teristics of Difficulty in taking in and organizing sensory infor- mation, affects social
someone with sensory over- re- interaction.
sponsivity?
Desire to touch everything and increased craving for movement.
Easily distracted, responds to situations in extreme ways, takes a long
time to calm down after becoming upset.
24.
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What are the charac- teristics of Confusion with basic concepts, poor body aware- ness, trouble hearing,
someone with sensory discrim- inappropriate force with ob- jects.
ination disorder?
25. What are the charac- teristics Poor posture, difficulty keeping up with other chil- dren, trouble with
of someone with postural coordination, finds movement ac- tivities daunting.
disor- der?
26. What are the charac- teristics Clumsy, misjudges objects when reaching out, slow in movements, lacks
of someone with dyspraxia? motivation for sports, emotion- ally insecure.
27. What is sensory Overwhelmed by devices, not taking in the world with our senses.
poverty?
Developmental considerations, culture, personality and lifestyle, stress
28. What are some fac- tors and illness, medication.
affecting sensory stimulation?
29. What are some devel- Infants need touch, rocking, soothing, bright objects. Children need play.
opmental Sensory function decreases with
considera-
tions for sensory stim- age.
ulation?
30. How does culture af- fect Amount of touch, consider normal environment.
sensory
stimula- tion?
31. How does personali- ty and Thrill seeker vs. quiet homebody.
lifestyle affect sensory
stimulation?
32. How does stress and illness Activities may be affected due to illness.
affect sensory stimulation?