NUR 2459 Mental Health Exam 2 Module 4-6 exam questions with answers

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Module 4-6 exam questions with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Neurocognitive Disorders (NCDs) - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔Includes disorders in which a clinically deficit in cognition or
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memory exists causing a change from a previous level of
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functioning.


Delirium - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Is characterized by a
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disturbance in attention and awareness and change in cognition|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



that develops rapidly over a short period.
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Dementia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A mental disorder involving
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functional decline in multiple cognitive areas, including memory
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along with behavioral and psychological symptoms. Classified
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based on the areas they affect in the brain.
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Alzheimers Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A progressive and|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration
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of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
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Confabulation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Creating imaginary events |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



to fill in memory gaps
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,Preservation - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Persistent repetition of the
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same word or idea in response to different questions
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Agraphia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔loss of ability to express
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thoughts in writing |\ |\




Aphasia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Inability to communicate
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through speech, writing, or signs.
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Apraxia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔inability to carry out motor
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activities despite intact motor function or inability to use objects
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properly.


Agnosia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the inability to recognize familiar
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objects.
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Auditory Agonsia - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Inability to recognize
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familiar sounds|\




Hyperorality - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The tendency to taste, chew
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and put everything in the mouth
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Hypermetamorphesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The urge to touch |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



everything

, Sundowning - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The tendency for the mood |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



to deteriorate and agitation to increase in the later part of the day
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or night. |\




Substance Use Disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Complex |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



diseases of the brain characterized by craving, seeking and use
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regardless of the price they may pay. Continuous use usually
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changes brain structure and function.
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Addiction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A compulsive or chronic
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requirement. The need is so strong as to generate distress (either |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



physical or psychological) if left unfulfilled.The individual who is
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addicted is consistently unable to abstain and also unable to
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recognize the extent to which the addiction is creating problems in
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functioning, interpersonal relationships and emotional responses
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Intoxication - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A state of disturbance in |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



cognition, perception, behavior, level of consciousness, judgment,
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and other functions that is directly attributable to the effects of a
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psychoactive drug. It may be marked by a physical and mental |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



state of exhilaration and emotional frenzy or lethargy and stupor.
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Withdrawal - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occurs upon reduction or |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



discontinuation of a substance that has been used regularly over a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



prolonged period.
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Tolerance - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A progressive decrease in a
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person's responsiveness to a drug. Causes person to want more of
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a drug or substance to achieve pleasurable effects .
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