ch. 5

Question 1

Abstract reasoning

Answer 1

Pondering a deeper meaning beyond the concrete and literal

Question 2

Attention

Answer 2

Concentration, ability to focus on one specific thing

Question 3

Consciousness

Answer 3

Being aware of one’s own existence, feelings, and thoughts and being aware of the environment

Question 4

Delirium

Answer 4

An acute confusional change or loss of consciousness and perceptual disturbance, may accompany acute illness, and usually resolves when the underlying cause is treated

Question 5

Dementia

Answer 5

A gradual progressive process, causing decreased cognitive function even though the person is fully conscious and awake, and is not reversible

Question 6

Language

Answer 6

Using the voice to communicate one’s thoughts and feelings

Question 7

Memory

Answer 7

Ability to lay down and store experiences and perceptions for later recall

Question 8

Mood

Answer 8

Prolonged display of a person’s feelings

Question 9

Orientation

Answer 9

Awareness of the objective world in relation to the self

Question 10

Perceptions

Answer 10

Awareness of objects through any of the five senses

Question 11

Thought content

Answer 11

What the person thinks; specific ideas, beliefs, the use of words

Question 12

Thought process

Answer 12

The way a person thinks, the logical train of thought