BSNC 1000 FINAL EXAM MODULE 7-10 | TOP SCORES
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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
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, 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
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MADE SIMPLE | TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
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
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, 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
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