Cognition Flashcards

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Reading literacy: reading readiness

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A skill that involves combining the understanding of alphabet knowledge, print concepts, memory, vocabulary, and phonological awareness in order to begin learning to read

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Semantic memory

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Type of declarative long-term memory associated with the retrieval of common knowledge, including vocabulary and general facts

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Explicit memory

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Purposeful retrieval of experiences and factual information about everyday events

Two types: episodic and semantic

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Conventional literacy development

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Last phase of literacy learning, typically occurring between 48-60m

Includes combining skills (fluency, decoding, comprehension, oral reading, spelling, and writing sentences) into writing and reading

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Prospective memory

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Type of memory associated with remembering to perform an action or event planed for a future date

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Reading literacy: rapid naming of digits and letters

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A skill required for reading literacy that involves the ability to quickly name groups of letters and numbers in the order presented without context

E.g. When presented with a written phone number, a child would be able to quickly name the numbers listed

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Preliteracy development

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First phase of literacy learning, occurring B-15m, including precursor skills such as:
- joint attention
- social reciprocity
- pointing
- looking at a communicating partner
- handling books

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Emergent literacy development

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Secondary phase of literacy learning, typically occurring between 12-42m:
- first spoken words (requesting or gaining attention)
- comprehension of language borth through auditory and visual channels
- vocabulary building

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Encoding

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Stage of memory where the brain processes details of information to be remembered

Associated with language areas, frontal lobes, and visual system.

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What are the stages of memory?

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Encoding
Storage
Retreival

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What are the types of long term memory?

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Episodic
Semantic
Procedural

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Ideational apraxia

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Neurobehavioral deficit characterized by the ability to correctly use an everyday tool or object for its intended purpose

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Early literacy development

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Third phase of literacy learning, typically occurring between 36-38m

Includes:
- understanding words are groups of letters that have meaning in written and spoken form
- inventive spelling
- echo reading
- letter and word recognition
- rules of language

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Implicit memory

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Automatic retrieval of motor or cognitive information required to perform actions

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Episodic memory

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Type of declarative long term memory associated with retrieval of personal information

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Preservation

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Thinking or talking about the same thing repeatedly without ability to independently redirect

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Reading literacy: phonological memory

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A skill that involves the ability to remember information presented auditorily for a small amount of time

A child must be able to recall information long enough in order to process it, use it, and store it in long term memory for future use.

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Stereopsis

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The ability to see 3D objects and perceive depth

May be impaired by monocular vision or strabismus

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Language decoding

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An early literacy skill of developing letter-sound relationships and an understanding that when combined, letters and sounds create words

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Procedural memory

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Type of long term memory associated with knowing how to perform learned skills and actions

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Retrieval

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Stage of memory where the brain searches for and recalls relevant information

Associated with the frontal lobe

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What is executive function?

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Higher order cognitive skills
- sequencing
- self awareness
- planning
- organizing
- evaluating
Cognitive flexibility
- knowing how to adapt to situations
Decision making
- financial (are you getting a good deal, forward planning)
Ability to regulate emotion
Feedback utilization
Self perception

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Metacognition

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Knowing what you know and what you don’t know
Self awareness of your intellect

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Stage 1 Alzheimer’s

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Normal behavior with no impairment
No noticeable symptoms or problems

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Stage 2 Alzheimer’s
Very mild decline or changes Minor memory problems may appear, like forgetfulness, which may also be due to normal aging
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Stage 3 Alzheimer’s
Mild decline Mild cognitive and physical impairments may become noticeable, like cognitive problems, decreased attention, and memory
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Stage 4 Alzheimer’s
Moderate decline May experience impairment in the ability to perform daily tasks
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Stage 5 Alzheimer’s
Moderately severe decline Symptoms may become moderate to severe, the pt may require help and support from caregivers in daily activities
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Stage 6 Alzheimer’s
Severe decline May need continuous supervision with basic tasks, like wearing clothes or eating
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Stage 7 Alzheimer’s
Very severe decline May lose ability to communicate and may need constant assistance
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Lewy body dementia
Often confused with Alzheimer’s Caused by a build up of lewy body proteins in the brain which can be definitively diagnosed Memory vs attention and visual perceptions Much wider swings of “bad days” - Episodes of extreme confusion - Zoning out
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Vascular dementia
Caused by: - untreated HBP - diabetes - high cholesterol - heart disease Symptoms: - confusion and agitation - unsteady gait - memory problems - urinary issues - night wandering - decline in ability to organize thoughts/actions - difficulty planning - poor attention Can be reversed if caught early enough. If damage is caused by infarction, it’s nonreversible, but future incidents can be controlled.
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Parkinson’s disease dementia
Quick/dramatic progression Symptoms come and go Hallucinations usually caused by meds for Parkinson’s Festinating/ shuffling gate Symptoms - memory loss - anxiety/depression - hallucinations - slow blinking - drooling - difficulty swallowing - temors - loss of FM - problems with balance
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Frontotemporal dementia
Basically they become jerks Symptoms: - disinhibition - poor insight/judgement - loss of social graces - perseverative behaviors - apathy
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Apathy syndrome
Disengaging from enjoyable activities Relying on others for daily tasks No positive or negative emotions
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Difference between sign and symptom
Symptom: what the patient reports (subjective) Sign: can be objectively measured; hard neurological signs
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Hallucination vs Delusion
Hallucinations involve hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling things that are not really there. Delusions are false beliefs that the person thinks are real.
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Stages of learning in the adult
1. Cognitive of acquisition stage - New learning, lots of errors, inconsistent, needs repetition and feedback 2. Retention - Recognition of the new skill, that they are doing it better nor not improving 3. Associative stage or transfer - Skill refinement, decreased errors, learning based on past performance - Same skill in different places 4. Autonomous stage or generalization - Retains the skill, uses it functionally, transferred to other setting
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Hierarchy of Cognition
1. attention, drive, arousal 2. information processing 3. integration, learning, and memory 4. problem-solving, anticipation, goal-setting 5. self-monitoring
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Retrograde memory
Memory prior to incident
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Anterograde memory
Memory status after the incident