CSP Exam questions and answers
Anhedonia - -Inability to experience pleasure
-Aneurysm - -Defiency in wall of an artery (balloons out)
-Apraxia/dyspraxia - -Impairment in ability to carry out voluntary
movement
-Ateriovenous Malformation (AVM) - -Congenital collections of
abnormal blood vessels. Arteries connect directly to veins
-Agraphia/dysgraphia - -Loss of ability to produce written
language
-Akinesia/dyskinesia - -Slowness of movement
-Alzheimer's Disease - -Most common type of Dementia
-Amnesia - -Memory Loss
-Aphasia/dysphasia - -Impairment in use of language
-Ataxia - -Incoordination; associated with lesions of cerebellum
-Cerebral Palsy - -Persistent disorder of movement and posture
due to non-progressive disorder of the immature brain
-Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - -Sudden failure of blood supply
to part of the brain; stroke
-Dementia - -Acquired cognitive impairment
-Dysarthria - -Difficulty in speech production; problem of
articulation
-Dyslexia - -Acquired disorder of reading
, -Encephalopathy - -Inflammation of CNS (due to chemical, allergic
or toxin reaction, NOT infection)
-Epilepsy - -Recurrent seizures
-Hemianopsia/Hemianopia - -Visual field defect; half of lateral of
each visual field is lost
-Hemiparesis - -Muscular weakness affecting one side of the body
-Hydrocephalus - -Excess CSF
-Ischemia - -Insuficient blood supply to brain from narrowing of
artery
-Korsakoff's syndrome - -Memory disturbance associated with
alcohol abuse
-Multiple Sclerosis - -Multifocal demylinating disease
-Organic Brain Syndrome - -Obsolete non-specific term referring
to syndrome arising from brain disease
-Diplopia - -Double vision
-Acuity - -Clearness of vision
-Aura - -Premonitory sensations present in epilepsy
-Basal - -Starting point, based on items correct in a row. Assumes
mastery of items previous to this point.
-Ceiling - -Ending point based on number of errors in a row.
Assumes examinee would not get credit for remaining items
-Bilateral - -Present on both sides of the body
-Unilateral - -Present on one side of body
Anhedonia - -Inability to experience pleasure
-Aneurysm - -Defiency in wall of an artery (balloons out)
-Apraxia/dyspraxia - -Impairment in ability to carry out voluntary
movement
-Ateriovenous Malformation (AVM) - -Congenital collections of
abnormal blood vessels. Arteries connect directly to veins
-Agraphia/dysgraphia - -Loss of ability to produce written
language
-Akinesia/dyskinesia - -Slowness of movement
-Alzheimer's Disease - -Most common type of Dementia
-Amnesia - -Memory Loss
-Aphasia/dysphasia - -Impairment in use of language
-Ataxia - -Incoordination; associated with lesions of cerebellum
-Cerebral Palsy - -Persistent disorder of movement and posture
due to non-progressive disorder of the immature brain
-Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) - -Sudden failure of blood supply
to part of the brain; stroke
-Dementia - -Acquired cognitive impairment
-Dysarthria - -Difficulty in speech production; problem of
articulation
-Dyslexia - -Acquired disorder of reading
, -Encephalopathy - -Inflammation of CNS (due to chemical, allergic
or toxin reaction, NOT infection)
-Epilepsy - -Recurrent seizures
-Hemianopsia/Hemianopia - -Visual field defect; half of lateral of
each visual field is lost
-Hemiparesis - -Muscular weakness affecting one side of the body
-Hydrocephalus - -Excess CSF
-Ischemia - -Insuficient blood supply to brain from narrowing of
artery
-Korsakoff's syndrome - -Memory disturbance associated with
alcohol abuse
-Multiple Sclerosis - -Multifocal demylinating disease
-Organic Brain Syndrome - -Obsolete non-specific term referring
to syndrome arising from brain disease
-Diplopia - -Double vision
-Acuity - -Clearness of vision
-Aura - -Premonitory sensations present in epilepsy
-Basal - -Starting point, based on items correct in a row. Assumes
mastery of items previous to this point.
-Ceiling - -Ending point based on number of errors in a row.
Assumes examinee would not get credit for remaining items
-Bilateral - -Present on both sides of the body
-Unilateral - -Present on one side of body
