ch 45 sensory functioning Flashcards

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adaption

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adjustment of living w other living things & environmental conditions

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arousal

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condition in which the cortical area of the brain receives & responds appropriately to stimuli

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auditory

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pertaining to hearing

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disturbed sensory perceptions

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a state in which the individual or group experiences or is at risk for a change in the amt, patter, or interpretation of incoming stimuli

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gustatory

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pertaining to taste

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kinesthesia

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awareness of positioning of body parts and body movement

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olfactory

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pertaining to smell

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proprioception

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description of the sense, usually at a subconscious level, of the movements and position of the body, especially its limbs, independent of vision

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reticular activating system (RAS)

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network of neurons in the core of the brainstem, w ascending & descending tracts to other areas of the brain that monitor & regulate incoming sensory stimuli and level of arousal

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sensoristasis

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arousal state of the reticular activating system; general drive state

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sensory deficit

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impaired or absent functioning of one or more senses

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sensory deprivation

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condition resulting from decreased sensory input or input that is monotonous, unpatterned, or meaningless

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sensory overload

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condition resulting from excessive sensory input to which the brain is unable to meaningfully respond

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sensory perception

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conscious process of selecting, organizing, & interpreting data from the senses into meaningful info sensory/perceptual alteration disturbance in the body’s ability to receive or process date from its internal or external environment

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sensory poverty

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condition that results when one learns abt the world w out experiencing it up close, right here, right now

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sensory processing disorder

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difficulty in the way the brain takes in, organizes, and uses sensory info, causing a person to have problems interacting effectively in the everyday environment

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sensory reception

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the process of receiving data abt the internal or external environment through the senses

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stereognosis

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the sense that perceives the solidity of objs, their size, shape, & texture

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stimulus

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agent, act, or other influence capable of initiating a response by the nervous system

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tactile

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pertaining to touch

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visceral

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pertaining to inner organs

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visual

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pertaining to sight

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senses involved in sensory perception

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-visual
-auditory
-olfactory
-gustatory (taste)
-tactile (touch)
-stereognosis (three demonsionality, perceiving solid objects)
-kinesthetic (aware of position) and vs visceral
-proprioception (perception or awareness of the position and movement)

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sensory perception requirements

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-stimulus
-receptor
-nervous pathway to the brain
-functioning brain to receive and translate impulse into a sensation

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reticular activating system (RAS)
-arousal mechanism -extends from hypothalamus to medulla -monitors and regulates incoming sensory stimuli -maintains, enhances, or inhibits cortical arousal
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optimal arousal state
sensoristasis
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concious
-norm consciousness -somnolence (causing or suggestive of drowsiness) -confusion -dementia -delirium -minimally-conscious states -locked in syndrome
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unconscious
-asleep, but arousable -lethargy (a pathological state of sleepiness or deep unresponsiveness and inactivity) -obtundation (lessened interest in the environment, slowed responses to stimulation, and tends to sleep more than normal with drowsiness in between sleep states) -stupor (unconsciousness or insensibility) -coma (deep unconsciousness for prolonged periods) -vegetative state
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presbyopia
a refractive error that makes it hard for middle-aged and older adults to see things up close
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presbycusis
gradual loss of hearing in both ears
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sedating medications
Narcotics, sedatives, anticonvulsants
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ototoxic medications
furosemide, chemotherapy, aspirin and NSAIDs, vancomycin
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assessment
-identify who is at-risk for sensory deficits -assess stimulation, reception, transmission-perception-reaction cascade -assess for s/s of sensory deprivation or sensory overload -assess for ability to perform self-care -perform hearing & vision assessments as ordered, if deficits suspected
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diagnosis/problem identification
-acute confusion -chronic confusion -disturbed thought process -impaired mem -impaired verbal communication -anxiety -communication barrier -ineffective coping -disorientation -social isolation
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planning
-maintaining optimal sensory functioning and adapting/coping to alterations
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implementing
preventing sensory disturbances and stimulating the senses
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pantomime
dramatic gestures