Psych NP Review
exam questions
and answers
simultagnosia - answer Inability to comphrehend
more than one element of visual scene at a time
anosognosia - answer Ignorance of illness
apraxias - answer Inability to carry out specific
tasks
astereognosis - answer Inability to recognize
objects by touch
adiadochokinesia - answer Inability to perform
rapid alternating movements
Name four disturbances of attention - answer
Hypervigliance, selective inattention,
distractibility, trance
,What is hypervigilance? - answer excessive
attention and focus on all internal and external
stimuli
What is selective inattenion? - answer Blocking out
only things that generate anxiety
What is distractability? - answer Inability to
concentrate attention
What is trance? - answer focused attention and
altered consciousness
Name 4 disturbances in preception - answer
Hallunications, hypagonic experiences,
depersonalization, and derealization
Name 5 physiological disturbances associated with
mood - answer anorexia, hyperphagia, insomnia,
hypersomnia, durinal variation
What is hyperphagia? - answer increased appiette
or intake of food
What is hypersomnia? - answer excessive sleeping
, What is durinal variation? - answer mood regularly
worse in the morning, immediately after waking,
then improves as the day goes on
The loss of normal speech melody is? - answer
Dysprosody
The repetitive fixed pattern of physical action or
speech is? - answer Sterotypy
The pathological imiatation of movements of one's
person is? - answer Echopraxia
Temporary loss of muscle tone and weakness
precipatated by variety of emotional states is? -
answer Cataplexy
Ingrained, habitual involuntary movements are? -
answer Mannerisms
Subjectuve feelings of muscular tension secondary
to psych meds is? - answer Akathisia
exam questions
and answers
simultagnosia - answer Inability to comphrehend
more than one element of visual scene at a time
anosognosia - answer Ignorance of illness
apraxias - answer Inability to carry out specific
tasks
astereognosis - answer Inability to recognize
objects by touch
adiadochokinesia - answer Inability to perform
rapid alternating movements
Name four disturbances of attention - answer
Hypervigliance, selective inattention,
distractibility, trance
,What is hypervigilance? - answer excessive
attention and focus on all internal and external
stimuli
What is selective inattenion? - answer Blocking out
only things that generate anxiety
What is distractability? - answer Inability to
concentrate attention
What is trance? - answer focused attention and
altered consciousness
Name 4 disturbances in preception - answer
Hallunications, hypagonic experiences,
depersonalization, and derealization
Name 5 physiological disturbances associated with
mood - answer anorexia, hyperphagia, insomnia,
hypersomnia, durinal variation
What is hyperphagia? - answer increased appiette
or intake of food
What is hypersomnia? - answer excessive sleeping
, What is durinal variation? - answer mood regularly
worse in the morning, immediately after waking,
then improves as the day goes on
The loss of normal speech melody is? - answer
Dysprosody
The repetitive fixed pattern of physical action or
speech is? - answer Sterotypy
The pathological imiatation of movements of one's
person is? - answer Echopraxia
Temporary loss of muscle tone and weakness
precipatated by variety of emotional states is? -
answer Cataplexy
Ingrained, habitual involuntary movements are? -
answer Mannerisms
Subjectuve feelings of muscular tension secondary
to psych meds is? - answer Akathisia
