NUR 265 #4 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What does myelin help with? - CORRECT ANSWER Helps signals cross faster
What is a brain insult? - CORRECT ANSWER Potentially serious dysfunction in mental
status
ex: cerebral palsy
What two parts of the brain are undergoing development in adolescents? - CORRECT
ANSWER Amygdala and prefrontal cortex
Describe the amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER - emotions
- develops before the prefrontal cortex
Describe the prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER - problem solving, decision
making, planning, judgment
- referred to as the "thinking brain"
- one of the last parts of the brain to develop
- focuses on long term goals
What part of the brain are adolescents more driven by? - CORRECT ANSWER Amygdala
- makes them think more emotionally and impulsively
- more difficult to outweigh risks and consequences
, What is slower mentally in older adults? - CORRECT ANSWER - response time is slower
- processing and reaction time are slower
Recent or remote - which requires more processing time? - CORRECT ANSWER Recent -
there is no file cabinet in the brain
Recent or remote - which stays intact longer? - CORRECT ANSWER Remote
Describe what a thought process is - CORRECT ANSWER How a person thinks, their
logical train of thought
What is perception? - CORRECT ANSWER Awareness of the surroundings through our
senses
What is an illusion? - CORRECT ANSWER When there is some stimulus but you're mis-
perceiving it
Define judgment - CORRECT ANSWER Being able to take information and come up
with a decision or plan that is reasonable
Define lethargic - CORRECT ANSWER - sleepy, drowsy
- not fully alert, keep drifting to sleep
- if you call their name they wake up
Define obtunded - CORRECT ANSWER Need to shake or yell to arouse
Define stupor - CORRECT ANSWER - semi-coma
- replies to stimuli (pain) still, need to sternal rub
and CORRECT Answers
What does myelin help with? - CORRECT ANSWER Helps signals cross faster
What is a brain insult? - CORRECT ANSWER Potentially serious dysfunction in mental
status
ex: cerebral palsy
What two parts of the brain are undergoing development in adolescents? - CORRECT
ANSWER Amygdala and prefrontal cortex
Describe the amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER - emotions
- develops before the prefrontal cortex
Describe the prefrontal cortex - CORRECT ANSWER - problem solving, decision
making, planning, judgment
- referred to as the "thinking brain"
- one of the last parts of the brain to develop
- focuses on long term goals
What part of the brain are adolescents more driven by? - CORRECT ANSWER Amygdala
- makes them think more emotionally and impulsively
- more difficult to outweigh risks and consequences
, What is slower mentally in older adults? - CORRECT ANSWER - response time is slower
- processing and reaction time are slower
Recent or remote - which requires more processing time? - CORRECT ANSWER Recent -
there is no file cabinet in the brain
Recent or remote - which stays intact longer? - CORRECT ANSWER Remote
Describe what a thought process is - CORRECT ANSWER How a person thinks, their
logical train of thought
What is perception? - CORRECT ANSWER Awareness of the surroundings through our
senses
What is an illusion? - CORRECT ANSWER When there is some stimulus but you're mis-
perceiving it
Define judgment - CORRECT ANSWER Being able to take information and come up
with a decision or plan that is reasonable
Define lethargic - CORRECT ANSWER - sleepy, drowsy
- not fully alert, keep drifting to sleep
- if you call their name they wake up
Define obtunded - CORRECT ANSWER Need to shake or yell to arouse
Define stupor - CORRECT ANSWER - semi-coma
- replies to stimuli (pain) still, need to sternal rub
