ch 45 sensory functioning

Question 1

adaption

Answer 1

adjustment of living w other living things & environmental conditions

Question 2

arousal

Answer 2

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

Question 3

auditory

Answer 3

pertaining to hearing

Question 4

disturbed sensory perceptions

Answer 4

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

Question 5

gustatory

Answer 5

pertaining to taste

Question 6

kinesthesia

Answer 6

awareness of positioning of body parts and body movement

Question 7

olfactory

Answer 7

pertaining to smell

Question 8

proprioception

Answer 8

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

Question 9

reticular activating system (RAS)

Answer 9

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

Question 10

sensoristasis

Answer 10

arousal state of the reticular activating system; general drive state

Question 11

sensory deficit

Answer 11

impaired or absent functioning of one or more senses

Question 12

sensory deprivation

Answer 12

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

Question 13

sensory overload

Answer 13

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

Question 14

sensory perception

Answer 14

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

Question 15

sensory poverty

Answer 15

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

Question 16

sensory processing disorder

Answer 16

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

Question 17

sensory reception

Answer 17

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

Question 18

stereognosis

Answer 18

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

Question 19

stimulus

Answer 19

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

Question 20

tactile

Answer 20

pertaining to touch

Question 21

visceral

Answer 21

pertaining to inner organs

Question 22

visual

Answer 22

pertaining to sight

Question 23

senses involved in sensory perception

Answer 23

-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)

Question 24

sensory perception requirements

Answer 24

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

Question 25

reticular activating system (RAS)

Answer 25

-arousal mechanism
-extends from hypothalamus to medulla
-monitors and regulates incoming sensory stimuli
-maintains, enhances, or inhibits cortical arousal

Question 26

optimal arousal state

Answer 26

sensoristasis

Question 27

concious

Answer 27

-norm consciousness
-somnolence (causing or suggestive of drowsiness)
-confusion
-dementia
-delirium
-minimally-conscious states
-locked in syndrome

Question 28

unconscious

Answer 28

-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

Question 29

presbyopia

Answer 29

a refractive error that makes it hard for middle-aged and older adults to see things up close

Question 30

presbycusis

Answer 30

gradual loss of hearing in both ears

Question 31

sedating medications

Answer 31

Narcotics, sedatives, anticonvulsants

Question 32

ototoxic medications

Answer 32

furosemide, chemotherapy, aspirin and NSAIDs, vancomycin

Question 33

assessment

Answer 33

-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

Question 34

diagnosis/problem identification

Answer 34

-acute confusion
-chronic confusion
-disturbed thought process
-impaired mem
-impaired verbal communication
-anxiety
-communication barrier
-ineffective coping
-disorientation
-social isolation

Question 35

planning

Answer 35

-maintaining optimal sensory functioning and adapting/coping to alterations

Question 36

implementing

Answer 36

preventing sensory disturbances and stimulating the senses

Question 37

pantomime

Answer 37

dramatic gestures