ch 45 sensory functioning Flashcards
adaption
adjustment of living w other living things & environmental conditions
arousal
condition in which the cortical area of the brain receives & responds appropriately to stimuli
auditory
pertaining to hearing
disturbed sensory perceptions
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
gustatory
pertaining to taste
kinesthesia
awareness of positioning of body parts and body movement
olfactory
pertaining to smell
proprioception
description of the sense, usually at a subconscious level, of the movements and position of the body, especially its limbs, independent of vision
reticular activating system (RAS)
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
sensoristasis
arousal state of the reticular activating system; general drive state
sensory deficit
impaired or absent functioning of one or more senses
sensory deprivation
condition resulting from decreased sensory input or input that is monotonous, unpatterned, or meaningless
sensory overload
condition resulting from excessive sensory input to which the brain is unable to meaningfully respond
sensory perception
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
sensory poverty
condition that results when one learns abt the world w out experiencing it up close, right here, right now
sensory processing disorder
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
sensory reception
the process of receiving data abt the internal or external environment through the senses
stereognosis
the sense that perceives the solidity of objs, their size, shape, & texture
stimulus
agent, act, or other influence capable of initiating a response by the nervous system
tactile
pertaining to touch
visceral
pertaining to inner organs
visual
pertaining to sight
senses involved in sensory perception
-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)
sensory perception requirements
-stimulus
-receptor
-nervous pathway to the brain
-functioning brain to receive and translate impulse into a sensation