Chapter 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

Bereavement

Answer 3

State of loss, sorrow, and/or grief due to the death of a loved one, decline in personal or a loved one’s health pr the end of an important relationship

Question 4

Consciousness

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Delirium

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Dementia

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Executive Function

Answer 7

High-level cognitive skills, including organizational and regulatory skills

Question 8

Language

Answer 8

Using the voice to communicate one’s thoughts and feelings

Question 9

Memory

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Mood

Answer 10

Prolonged display of a person’s feelings

Question 11

Orientation

Answer 11

Awareness of the objective world in relation to the self

Question 12

Perceptions

Answer 12

Awareness of objects through any of the 5 senses

Question 13

Thought Content

Answer 13

WHAT the person thinks - specific ideas, beliefs, the use of words

Question 14

Thought Process

Answer 14

The WAY a person thinks, the logical train of thought

Question 15

Visuospatial

Answer 15

Ability to process visual information and perceive relationships between objects in space