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The characteristics of somatic senses include discrimination of what senses? touc
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h, pressure, vibration, position, tickling, temperature, and pain
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Characteristics of normal cognition A A A




intelligence, reality perception, orientation, judgement, recall and recognition, lan
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sympathetic vs parasympathetic
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sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest)
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the systematic way in which a person thinks, reasons and uses language
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What are some signs of normal cognition? attent
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reality perception (awareness of time and space)
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orientation (knowing who one is as a person)
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recall and recognition
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language (availability to convey needs)
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What is sensation? A A




the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and repre
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sent stimulus energies from our environment
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special senses A




nose, eyes, mouth, ears, skin
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If a patient cant sense discomfort while in a position on the bed, they can develop
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a bed sore
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T/F Someone can have full motor function while having impaired sensory function
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What are somatic senses?
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touch


kinesthetic sensation- A


the ability to know the position of your body without having to actually look at yo
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ur body
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visceral sensation- A


sensation of organs or that "warm fuzzy feeling" or the feeling of your stomach h
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What are 2 examples of disorganized thinking ?
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delusion- when a person has a firm belief in something
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hallucinations- hearing/ seeing/ feeling something that isn't there
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What are some examples of an impaired thought process?
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Deliruim-
Aacute and fluctuating brain organ dysfunction, presenting with a disturbance of c
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onsciousness with reduced ability to focus, sustain, or shift attention or in other w
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ords, confusion. This can happen when you become hypoglycemic, dehydrated, o
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r have low oxygen
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Dementia-
chronic irreversible confusion. This can occur due to decreased O2 to the brain
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Depression- caused by social isolation A A A A




Altered level of arousal/ consciousness
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What are some examples of impaired communication?
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Expressive (Broca's) aphasia - A A A


Athis is when a patient finds it difficult to say the right words but they know what
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they want to say
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Receptive (Wernicke's) aphasia- A A


Athe patient cant verbally make sense. for example if you ask the patient what they'r
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e doing and the respond "grass, salad"
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