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In infant development which comes first: bilaterality or unilaterality? - __________ precedes unilaterality in infant development When does hand dominance begin to develop? - Hand dominance begins to develop at 3 to 6 years and is not fully defined until 6 years Can someone with receptive aphasia participate in sensory testing? - Individuals with this disorder cannot comprehend spoken or written words or symbols. Individuals cannot understand verbal directions or respond to sensory stimuli. What is agnosia? - Agnosia is a category of defecits where the patient lacks recognition of familiar object as perceived by the senses. This could involve all the senses and manifests with problems in body scheme such as somatognosia and anosognosia. What is somatognosia? - Lack of awareness of one's body parts. What is anosognosia? - Anosognosia: Transient severe form of neglect. Patient does not recognize the presence or severity of his paralysis. What is prosopagnosia? - Face blindness. Inability to identify an individual by their face. What is visual-spacial agnosia? - Affects perception of spatial relationship between objects or between objects and self. What is auditory agnosia? - Inability to recognize sounds words and non-words. What is visual agnosia? - Lack of ability to recognize common objects and demonstrate their use in an activity. What is apraxia? - Loss of the ability to execute or carry out learned (familiar) movements despite having the desire and the physical ability to perform the movements What is ideomotor apraxia? - Inability to imitate gestures or perform a purposeful motor task on command even though the patient is able to fully understand the idea or concept of a task. This is often associated with left hemisphere damage. What is ideational apraxia? - The disability of carrying out complex sequential motor acts. Caused by a disruption of the conception rather than execution. (Loss of tool function knowledge) What is constructional apraxia? - Unable to produce designs in 2 or three dimensions by copying drawing or constructing. What is oral apraxia? - Difficulty in forming and organizing intelligable words though the musculature required to do so is in tact. Differs from disarthria because no muscles are affected and speech is not slurred. What is a neuroma? - A ______ is an unorganized mass of nerve fibers resulting from a laceration (either surgical or accidental) or amputation in which the nerve regrows in unorganized bundles. Results in sharp radiating pain. By what age does an infant sit erect and unsupported for several minutes? - By 8 to 9 months an infant can sit erect and unsupported. What is reflex sympathetic dystrophy? - __________ is caused by trauma post-surgical inflammation infection or laceration to an extremity. Characterized by pain edema shiny skin blotchy skin and excessive sweating or dryness. What is another name for reflex sympathetic dystrophy? - Complex regional pain syndrome. What is a symmetric tonic neck reflex? - When an infant's neck is extended the elbows extend and the hips flex. When the head is lowered the elbows flex and the hips extend. What is a bunny hop pattern? - A bunny hop pattern is a result of symmetric tonic neck reflex utilization in order to elicit movement at the hips and elbows for mobility. What is a neuroma? - A complication of nerve structure or amputation. A traumatic ______ is an unorganized mass of nerve fibers resulting from accidental or surgical cutting of the nerve. Results in sharp radiating pain. What sensory region does the radial nerve innervate on the hand? - Radial Nerve What stage is initiated by looking at and reaching for food? - The oral preparatory phase. What behavior would a child with poor modulation of tactile input display? - Children with autism often are unpredictable both craving and avoiding sensory stimuli at various times. After swallowing a pureed substance you notice the individual has a wet gurgling voice. What might this indicate? - Possible aspiration. A videoflouroscopy is often times needed to determine is this is the case. In an acute care psychiatric setting which group treatment is the most appropriate for individuals with disorganized psychosis? - Directive group treatment: a highly structured approach used in acute care for minimally functional individuals. What type of group structure would be most appropriate for individuals with substance abuse? - A task group is appropriate for substance abuse disorders. What group format is most appropriate for eating and adjustment disorders? - Psychoeducation groups What is a Laissez-Faire leadership style? - Laissez-Faire is a "hands off" approach. Goals are not stated the purpose is not clear members are not discouraged or encouraged. This is for a high-functioning group. What is the optimum number of members for a therapy group? - Five to six.