CSP Exam Study Guide(Terms based
on study guide for Certified Specialist
in Psychometry)With Complete
Solutions!!
Anhedonia - Answer Inability to experience pleasure
Aneurysm - Answer Defiency in wall of an artery (balloons out)
Apraxia/dyspraxia - Answer Impairment in ability to carry out voluntary movement
Ateriovenous Malformation (AVM) - Answer Congenital collections of abnormal blood
vessels. Arteries connect directly to veins
Agraphia/dysgraphia - Answer Loss of ability to produce written language
Akinesia/dyskinesia - Answer Slowness of movement
Alzheimer's Disease - Answer Most common type of Dementia
Amnesia - Answer Memory Loss
Aphasia/dysphasia - Answer Impairment in use of language
Ataxia - Answer Incoordination; associated with lesions of cerebellum
Cerebral Palsy - Answer Persistent disorder of movement and posture due to non-
progressive disorder of the immature brain
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answer Sudden failure of blood supply to part of
the brain; stroke
Dementia - Answer Acquired cognitive impairment
Dysarthria - Answer Difficulty in speech production; problem of articulation
Dyslexia - Answer Acquired disorder of reading
Encephalopathy - Answer Inflammation of CNS (due to chemical, allergic or toxin
reaction, NOT infection)
Epilepsy - Answer Recurrent seizures
Hemianopsia/Hemianopia - Answer Visual field defect; half of lateral of each visual
field is lost
Hemiparesis - Answer Muscular weakness affecting one side of the body
Hydrocephalus - Answer Excess CSF
, CSP Exam Study Guide(Terms based
on study guide for Certified Specialist
in Psychometry)With Complete
Solutions!!
Ischemia - Answer Insuficient blood supply to brain from narrowing of artery
Korsakoff's syndrome - Answer Memory disturbance associated with alcohol abuse
Multiple Sclerosis - Answer Multifocal demylinating disease
Organic Brain Syndrome - Answer Obsolete non-specific term referring to syndrome
arising from brain disease
Diplopia - Answer Double vision
Acuity - Answer Clearness of vision
Aura - Answer Premonitory sensations present in epilepsy
Basal - Answer Starting point, based on items correct in a row. Assumes mastery of
items previous to this point.
Ceiling - Answer Ending point based on number of errors in a row. Assumes
examinee would not get credit for remaining items
Bilateral - Answer Present on both sides of the body
Unilateral - Answer Present on one side of body
Bradykinesia - Answer Retardation in intiating and executing movements and speech
Circumlocution - Answer Lengthy output with word substitutions; talking in circles
Confabulation - Answer Prompt, full and detailed, but incorrect responses to
questions of recall in amnestic patients
Coup-contrecoup - Answer Closed head injury in which effects occur at impact site
and location opposite impact site
Embolism - Answer Sudden blocking of an artery
Partial Seizure - Answer Seizure caused by damage to the brain
Complex Partial Seizure - Answer Seizure caused by damage to the brain with
change in consciousness
on study guide for Certified Specialist
in Psychometry)With Complete
Solutions!!
Anhedonia - Answer Inability to experience pleasure
Aneurysm - Answer Defiency in wall of an artery (balloons out)
Apraxia/dyspraxia - Answer Impairment in ability to carry out voluntary movement
Ateriovenous Malformation (AVM) - Answer Congenital collections of abnormal blood
vessels. Arteries connect directly to veins
Agraphia/dysgraphia - Answer Loss of ability to produce written language
Akinesia/dyskinesia - Answer Slowness of movement
Alzheimer's Disease - Answer Most common type of Dementia
Amnesia - Answer Memory Loss
Aphasia/dysphasia - Answer Impairment in use of language
Ataxia - Answer Incoordination; associated with lesions of cerebellum
Cerebral Palsy - Answer Persistent disorder of movement and posture due to non-
progressive disorder of the immature brain
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - Answer Sudden failure of blood supply to part of
the brain; stroke
Dementia - Answer Acquired cognitive impairment
Dysarthria - Answer Difficulty in speech production; problem of articulation
Dyslexia - Answer Acquired disorder of reading
Encephalopathy - Answer Inflammation of CNS (due to chemical, allergic or toxin
reaction, NOT infection)
Epilepsy - Answer Recurrent seizures
Hemianopsia/Hemianopia - Answer Visual field defect; half of lateral of each visual
field is lost
Hemiparesis - Answer Muscular weakness affecting one side of the body
Hydrocephalus - Answer Excess CSF
, CSP Exam Study Guide(Terms based
on study guide for Certified Specialist
in Psychometry)With Complete
Solutions!!
Ischemia - Answer Insuficient blood supply to brain from narrowing of artery
Korsakoff's syndrome - Answer Memory disturbance associated with alcohol abuse
Multiple Sclerosis - Answer Multifocal demylinating disease
Organic Brain Syndrome - Answer Obsolete non-specific term referring to syndrome
arising from brain disease
Diplopia - Answer Double vision
Acuity - Answer Clearness of vision
Aura - Answer Premonitory sensations present in epilepsy
Basal - Answer Starting point, based on items correct in a row. Assumes mastery of
items previous to this point.
Ceiling - Answer Ending point based on number of errors in a row. Assumes
examinee would not get credit for remaining items
Bilateral - Answer Present on both sides of the body
Unilateral - Answer Present on one side of body
Bradykinesia - Answer Retardation in intiating and executing movements and speech
Circumlocution - Answer Lengthy output with word substitutions; talking in circles
Confabulation - Answer Prompt, full and detailed, but incorrect responses to
questions of recall in amnestic patients
Coup-contrecoup - Answer Closed head injury in which effects occur at impact site
and location opposite impact site
Embolism - Answer Sudden blocking of an artery
Partial Seizure - Answer Seizure caused by damage to the brain
Complex Partial Seizure - Answer Seizure caused by damage to the brain with
change in consciousness
