Ch. 7 Mental Status

Question 1

Frontal lobe is responsible for

Answer 1

speech formation broca area,
short term memory,
decision making
and ability to concentrate

also autonomic responses related to emotions, affect drive

Question 2

Cerebrum is primarily responsible for

Answer 2

mental status

Question 3

parietal lobe

Temporal lobe_ contains _ speech area

Answer 3

sensory perception receiving and processing.

• perception and interception of sounds and localizing.
• Wernicke, (allows a person to understand spoken and written language.)
• Long term memory integration of behavior emotion and personality.

Question 4

reticular system in the brainstem regulates vital reflexes such as the _ and _ functioning

Answer 4

heart and respiratory

also maintains wakefullness important for consciousness if affected altered mental status (confusion, delirium)

Question 5

Adolescents experience _ _ during their development of brain

Decline in cognitive abilities occurs in elderly at age of _ to _ Speed of information can be affected at modest rate after _ verbal skills and general knowledge continue to increase in

Cognitive decline leading to dementia can occur over and begin as early as

Answer 5

abstract thinking ( making plans, logical reasoning) judgment develops

60-70
30 years old

60’s.

20-30 years
45

Question 6

apraxia is when :

Answer 6

the inability to translate an intention into action that is unrelated to paralysis or lack of comprehension) may indicate cerebral disorder.
(tell to unbutton shirt).

Question 7

Memory:
Immediate
Recent
Remote

memory loss may result from disease, infection, or _ lobe trauma

Loss of immediate and recent memory suggests_

Answer 7

repeat back numbers and backwards
give short amount of time to see things and then ask in 10 min about it
Ask what highschool went to

temporal ( anxiety depression can be other causes).

dementia.

Question 8

aphasia can either be _ or _

can result from facial muscle or tongue weakness from neurological damage to brain controlling speech and language

Answer 8

receptive or expressive

Question 9

2 - 3 month baby should be able to make _ if not this can mean _

A shrill or whiny high pitched cry or catlike screeching cry suggests a _ _ _

3-4 months expect

10-12 months should be able to say _ to _ words

24-36 months (2-3)

Answer 9

smile, meningitis

Central nervous disorder

cooing, and babbling

1-2 (mamma)

large vocab asks why

Question 10

attempt memory testing at about _ years old

immediate recall can repeat _ digits/words

recent memory start at _ to _ by showing _

Answer 10

4

3

5 to 6, objects

Question 11

MoCA is a tool to

Mini Cog is

MMSE is a

Answer 11

detect mild cognitive impairment that may identify a transition between normal aging and dementia. (broader assessment than the MMSE). BETTER than MMSE for detection of dementia.

a brief screening tool for measuring cognitive function that takes up to 5 min involves immediate and delayed recall of three unrelated words and clock drawing test. (<2=dementia) 3= normal

standardized tool to assess cognitive function changing OVER TIME. 11 items.

Question 12

delirium is _
dementia is _
depression is

Answer 12

acute (hallucinations)
insidious relentless (delusions)
acute or insidious