Cognition Flashcards

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Name 4 basic cognitive skills

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Attention, Concentration, Orientation, Memory

A Crusty Old Man - gross acronym, but perhaps you’ll remember it now?? :)

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The conceptualization of cognition applies to these statements, true or false:1. acquisition and use of information2. complex and interdependent mental processes3. adapt to environmental demands and expectations

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TRUE

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Implicit memory is also known as ____________

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Procedural or non-declarative memory (info you remember unconsciously and effortlessly/things you are not purposely trying to remember)…examples are swinging a baseball bat, singing a familiar song, driving a car, or riding a bike)i disagree with this one hehehe….but the website stated specifically “Even after going years without riding one, most people are able to hop on a bike and ride it effortlessly”

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Explicit memory is also known as ___________

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Declarative memory (information you consciously work to remember/consciously recall)…such as the date and time of a doctor’s appointment, neuro knowledge for our final next week

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3 different types of memory or phases of information processing are:

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  1. sensory perceptual (encoding)
  2. short-term/working (storage)
  3. long-term (retrieval)
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What two types of sensory-perceptual memory/encoding memory are there?

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  1. visual - iconic

2. auditory - echoic

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What two types of short-term/working memory/storage memory are there?Bonus: which one lasts longer (relatively speaking)

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  1. primary
  2. working
    Bonus: working lasts a little longer than primary
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What two types of long-term memory/retrieval memory are there?

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  1. explicit

2. implicit

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Name 6 higher level/executive function skills:

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Abstraction, Categorization, Organization/Planning, Mental Flexibility, Initiation, Problem Solving
possible acronym, keeping with the above gross one: A Crusty Old Man Is Probably….(you get to fill in the blank!)

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Are these statements about problem solving, true or false?

  1. recognize and analyze relevant and missing info
  2. draw conclusions re: given situations based on certain principles in a systematic manner
  3. formulate a solution based on details that lead to a standard conclusion
  4. generate abstract concepts that deviate from standard concepts
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TRUE

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Name 4 cognitive theoretical models:

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  1. Cognitive Disabilities Model (Claudia Allen)
  2. Dynamic Interactional Model (Joan Toglia)
  3. Neurofunctional Approach (Gordon M. Giles)
  4. Cognitive Rehabilitation Model (Sara Avervach and Noomi Katz)
    possible acronym: Could Dianne Never Create….another test for us??
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Can you name 3 populations in which the Cognitive Disabilities Model works well?

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  1. Dementia 2. TBI 3. SMI
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What model does this describe?: “provides a way to describe deficits through observable limitations in routine task behaviors,” “can predict what a person will be able to do, what assistance will be needed, any safety considerations”

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Cognitive Disabilities Model (CDM)

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These interventions describe which model:

  1. pictorial sequencing book
  2. scheduling
  3. client education
  4. external cuing
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Cognitive Disabilities Model (CDM)

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True or False, the Dynamic Interaction Model views cognition as an interaction between the person, activity, and environment

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TRUE

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“Utilizes multiple activities in different contexts for increased understanding and occupational performance” describes which model…

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Dynamic Interaction Model (DIM)

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These interventions describe which model:

  1. discussion of roadblocks/challenges
  2. developing personalized plan or checklist
  3. making a daily rating of use of strategies
  4. use organizational strategies across different activities
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Dynamic Interaction Model (DIM)

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What population can the neurofunctional approach be used with?

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TBI and other neurological conditions

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True or False, this describes the neurofunctional approach: “Client and therapist collaboratively select performance goals and develop task analysis and focus on ‘learning by doing’”

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TRUE

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These examples of interventions apply to which model:

  1. ID of individual’s goals
  2. consider client strengths and weaknesses
  3. task analysis of specific performance
  4. retraining interventions
  5. repetition
  6. feedback
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Neurofunctional approach

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“Focus on enhancing retained cognitive abilities and development of self-awareness” AND”Comprehensively uses cognitive-training strategies, learning, and remedial strategies” describe which model:

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Cognitive Rehabilitation Model

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These intervention examples apply to which model:

  1. use of environmental/verbal cuing
  2. task simplification
  3. electronic memory aide
  4. verbalizing steps during performance
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Cognitive Rehabilitation Model

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Name 6 cognitive assessments

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  1. Orientation Log (O-Log),
  2. Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Test,
  3. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA),
  4. Agitated Behavior Scale,
  5. Rancho Los Amigos Scale of Cognitive Functioning (Rancho),
  6. Glascow Coma Scale (GCS)
    possible acronym: Oh Great, More Annoying Ridiculous Gunk…to fill our brains with (i’ve noticed my acronyms have taken a slightly pessimistic outlook - feel free to make them more positive!)
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True or False: on the GCS, a score of 13-15 is considered a severe brain injury

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FALSE: 3-8 = severe, 9-12 = moderate, 13-15 = mild

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Name the 3 areas assessed within the GCS:

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  1. Eye Opening
  2. Motor Response
  3. Verbal Response
26
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How many levels on the Ranchos scale are there?

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8

27
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True or False - these concepts relate to the conceptualization of perception:

  1. brain interprets sensory info
  2. from the environment
  3. gateway to cognition
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TRUE

28
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Name the 5 different perception categories:

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Motor Perception, 
Visual Perception, 
Visual Spatial Perception, 
Body Schema Perception, 
Tactile Perception
possible acronym:  My Very Very Big Tush (from sitting on it all day and STUDYING!)
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Name 3 types of visual perception impairments

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  1. Agnosia 2. Prosopagnosia 3. Metamorphosia
30
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Which visual perception difficulty is this:”not able to verbally identify objects via visual input”

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Agnosia

31
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Which visual perception difficulty is this: “inability to recognize familiar faces and interpret facial expressions”

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Prosopagnosia

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Which visual perception difficulty is this: “visual distortion of objects based on properties of size and weight”

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Metamorphosia

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Name 3 visual spatial perception impairments

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  1. Figure-ground discrimination 2. Form constancy 3. Position in space
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Which visual spatial perception difficulty is this:”unable to recognize forms, shapes, objects, regardless of position

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Form Constancy

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Which visual spatial perception difficulty is this: “unable to orient self relative to position of another object

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Position in Space

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Which visual spatial perception difficulty is this: “unable to perceive foreground from background in visual array

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Figure-ground Discrimination

37
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Name 2 tactile perception impairments

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  1. Astereognosis 2. Agraphesthesia
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Which tactile perception difficulty does this describe: “unable to recognize numbers, letters, or forms written on skin

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Agraphesthesia

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Which tactile perception difficulty does this describe: “unable to identify common objects through touch without aid of vision”

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Astereognosis

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Name 3 body schema perception impairments

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  1. Autotopagnosia 2. Hemi-inattention 3. Right-left discrimination
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Which body schema perception difficulty does this describe: “incapacity to recognize right from left”

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Right-left discrimination

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Which body schema perception difficulty does this describe: lack of awareness of body structure and failure to recognize one’s own body

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Autotopagnosia

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Which body schema perception difficulty does this describe: “inability to integrate and perceive one side of the body”

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Hemi-inattention

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Name 3 motor perception impairments

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  1. Ideomotor apraxia 2. Ideational apraxia 3. dressing apraxia
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Which motor perception difficulty does this describe: “inability to imitate gestures or perform purposeful motor tasks on command

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Ideomotor apraxia

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Which motor perception difficulty does this describe: “inability to plan effective motor actions to dress the body”

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Dressing apraxia

47
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Which motor perception difficulty does this describe: “inability to carry out complex sequential motor tasks”

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Ideational apraxia

48
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Name a quick perceptual assessment (3 different ways)

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Draw-A-Man or Clock, or Flower

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If perception is intact, will the drawing include all parts? Yes or No

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Yes

50
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If perception is impaired, will the drawing have missing pieces from the left side, have body parts that are thinner on the left side, or have parts that are skewed to the right?

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Yes, all of them