BSNC 1000 FINAL EXAM MODULE 7-10 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

BSNC 1000 FINAL EXAM MODULE 7-10 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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1. Cognition
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Mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the
senses.

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2. Perception
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Interpretation of the environment which is dependent on acuity of sensory input

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3. Awareness
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Ability to perceive or to be sensitive to stimuli in environment

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4. Attention
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Ability to focus on a particular area of conscious content

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5. Memory
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Retention and recall of past experiences and learning

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6. Declarative memory
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Ability to consciously learn and recall information, memory providing long-term storage of large amounts
of information

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7. Immediate memory
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Also known as "attention span", memory that retains very small amounts of information for a very short
amount of time

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8. Working memory
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Memory that allows for small amount of information to be actively maintained and manipulated

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9. Procedural memory
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Retention and retrieval of motor skills

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10. Executive function
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Higher thinking processes that allow for flexibility, adaptability, and goal-directedness

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11. Cerebral cortex
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Part of the brain that is responsible for carrying out intellectual functions

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12. Hippocampus
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Part of the brain that plays a significant role in committing information to long-term memory

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13. Confusion
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Disturbance of consciousness, impaired ability to think clearly, to perceive, respond to, and remember
current stimuli

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14. Frontal lobe
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Part of the brain associated with personality, working memory, executive function, intellect, and speech

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15. Delirium
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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

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16. Dementia
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Acquired and progressive deterioration of all cognitive functions

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17. Primary dementia
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Dementia that is irreversible and not secondary to another disease

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18. Secondary dementia
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Dementia that occurs as a result of another disease process

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19. Focal cognitive disorders
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Affect a single area of cognitive function; may be associated with a neurocognitive disorder or seen
independently

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20. Intellectual disability
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Limitations of cognitive functioning (conceptual skills, social skills, and ADLs) and below-average
intelligence

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21. Learning disability
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Challenges in taking data signals in and processing the information received; may occur in people with
average or above-average intelligence

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22. Avoidance of substance abuse is an example of ___ prevention of cognitive disorders
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Primary

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23. Alzheimer's disease
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Most common type of dementia
- Dementia characterized by loss of short-term memory and denial of any memory loss

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24. Vascular dementia
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Dementia caused by brain injury resulting from ischemic or hemorrhagic damage
- Form of dementia caused by cerebrovascular disease
-Second most common type of dementia

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25. Frontotemporal dementia
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Atrophy of frontal and anterior temporal lobes