NUR 2459 MENTAL HEALTH
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Neurocognitive Disorders and Mental Health Overview
1. Neurocognitive Disorders (NCDs)
Includes disorders in which a clinical deficit in cognition or memory exists,
causing a change from a previous level of functioning.
2. Delirium
Characterized by a disturbance in attention and awareness, and a change in
cognition that develops rapidly over a short period.
3. Dementia
A mental disorder involving functional decline in multiple cognitive areas,
including memory, along with behavioral and psychological symptoms. It is
classified based on the areas of the brain that are affected.
4. Alzheimer’s Disease
A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual
deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning.
5. Confabulation
Creating imaginary events to fill in memory gaps.
6. Perseveration
Persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions.
7. Agraphia
Loss of the ability to express thoughts in writing.
8. Aphasia
Inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs.
9. Apraxia
Inability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function, or inability to
use objects properly.
10. Agnosia
The inability to recognize familiar objects.
11. Auditory Agnosia
Inability to recognize familiar sounds.
12. Hyperorality
The tendency to taste, chew, and put everything in the mouth.
13. Hypermetamorphosis
The urge to touch everything.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
, Neurocognitive Disorders and Mental Health Overview
1. Neurocognitive Disorders (NCDs)
Includes disorders in which a clinical deficit in cognition or memory exists,
causing a change from a previous level of functioning.
2. Delirium
Characterized by a disturbance in attention and awareness, and a change in
cognition that develops rapidly over a short period.
3. Dementia
A mental disorder involving functional decline in multiple cognitive areas,
including memory, along with behavioral and psychological symptoms. It is
classified based on the areas of the brain that are affected.
4. Alzheimer’s Disease
A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual
deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning.
5. Confabulation
Creating imaginary events to fill in memory gaps.
6. Perseveration
Persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions.
7. Agraphia
Loss of the ability to express thoughts in writing.
8. Aphasia
Inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs.
9. Apraxia
Inability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function, or inability to
use objects properly.
10. Agnosia
The inability to recognize familiar objects.
11. Auditory Agnosia
Inability to recognize familiar sounds.
12. Hyperorality
The tendency to taste, chew, and put everything in the mouth.
13. Hypermetamorphosis
The urge to touch everything.
