NUR 325 Cognition
- what is cognition?
Answer the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understand- ing it
- what are the six domains of cognition?
Answer perceptual motor function, language, learning/memory, social cognition, complex attention, executive function
- what is the scope of concept of cognition?
Answer higher order cognitive function -> basic order cognitive function -> mild cognitive impairment -> moderate cognitive impairment -> severe cognitive impairment
- what are the four major units of the brain?
Answer cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum
- what does brain function depend on?
Answer the continuous perfusion of oxygenated and nutrient rich blood
- what are the types of cognitive impairment?
Answer delirium, neurocognitive dis- orders (dementia), cognitive impairment (not dementia), focal cognitive disorders, intellectual disability, learning disability
- what are the consequences of cognitive impairment?
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increased risk for injury, increased need for assistive services, complicates disease management, financial hardship, decreased cantonal ability, caregiver burden
- what are the individual risk factors for cognitive impairment?
Answer personal be- haviors, environmental exposure, congenital factors, genetic conditions, health-re- lated conditions
- what history can help assess if a patient has cognitive impairment?
Answer history of substance abuse, what they do for a living, where they are living
- what examination can help assess if a patient has cognitive impairment?-
Answer general appearance, behavior, assessment of cognitive function
- what is a mini-mental state examination?
Answer examination consisting of 30 items with 11 cognitive tasks
- what is anterograde amnesia?
Answer inability to form new memories
- what is retrograde amnesia?
Answer Inability to remember events that occurred be- fore onset of the cognitive impairment
- what is aphasia/dysphasia?
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Answer language impairment