Cognitive Disorders

Question 1

Delirium

Answer 1

An acutely disturbed state of mind that occurs in fever, intoxication, and other disorders and is characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.

Question 2

Dementia

Answer 2

A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.

Question 3

Hallucinations

Answer 3

Hallucinations = perceptual disturbance in which things are sensed, although they are not actually present
*Auditory
Most common type of hallucination
*Visual
Second most common type of hallucination
Other senses (olfactory, tactile, gustatory)

Question 4

Amnesia

Answer 4

• Anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact
• Retrograde amnesia is where memories created prior to the event are lost.