Cognitive, Sensory, and Perception Flashcards
what are the 5 primary categories of tests for cognitive status?
- consciousness
- orientation
- attention/concentration
- memory
- executive function
what are the levels of consciousness?
- alert/fully conscious
- lethargy = general slowing of cognitive and motor processes
- obtundation = dulled/blunted sensitivity, difficult to arouse
- stupor = semi-conscious state, aroused only w/deep pressure pain
- coma
what is the gold-standard test for levels of consciousness?
Glascow Coma Scale (GCS)
what are the 3 areas of consciousness measured in the GCS?
- eye opening
- motor response
- verbal response
*graded 3-15 (<8 = severe; 9-12 moderate; 13-15 mild)
What are the 3-4 primary areas of examination for orientation?
- Person
- Place
- Time
- Situation
what are the 4 different aspects of attention/concentration?
- sustained attention
- selective attention
- divided attention
- alternating attention
what is sustained attention?
How can we test it?
ability to sustain and focus attention over a duration of time
tested via the Cancellation Test
what is the Cancellation test?
a method of testing sustained attention
instruct pt to inspect an image and circle all of the ______ in the image. Will take a lot of time and require a lot of attention
what is selective attention?
How can we test it?
ability to screen and process relevant sensory info about the task and environment while screening out irrelevant info
Test = Stroop Test
what is the Stroop Test?
used to test selective attention
look at a letter outloud and say the color of the word rather than the word itself
what is divided attention?
How can we test it?
ability to perform 2 tasks simultaneously
Walkie-Talkie Test
what is alternating attention?
How can we test it?
attention flexibility
shifting your attention back and forth between 2 different things
What is memory?
the capacity to store knowledge, experiences, and perceptions for recall and recognition
what are the 2 types of memory?
Declarative (Explict)
Non-declarative (Procedural/Implict)
what is declarative memory?
conscious recollection of facts and events
what is non-declarative memory?
recall movements/movement schema without conscious recollections
what is another 3 part classification of memory?
- immediate recall
- “repeat after me” (seconds to minutes)
- short-term memory
- recent or working memory (minutes to hours/days)
- long-term memory
- remote memory (months to years)
What is executive function?
capacity to engage successfully in independent, purposeful, self-directed behavior
what are the different aspects of executive function?
- volition/planning
- problem solving/reasoning
- insight/awareness
- poor judgement
- social pragmatics
- inappropriate behaviors
- self-regulation/purposeful action
- initiate, maintain, switch, and stop tasks
what is difference between sensation and perception?
sensation = raw data
perception = interpretation of data
what are 2 critera for sensation to occur?
adequate arousal and selective attention
adequate stimulus level to activate sensory receptor
*entire pathway must work!
Give a working definition of perception
capacity to transform info from the senses and use it to interact appropriately with the environment
selective, integrative, dynamic process that includes problem solving and memory
what type of sensations are carried in the spinothalamic tract?
- pain
- temperature
- crude touch
what types of receptors are utilized in the spinothalamic tract?
- free nerve endings
- cutaneous receptors in the skin
what are the afferent fiber characteristics in the spinothalamic tract?
small, thin, slow conducting
no myelination
where is the spinothalamic tract heading?
what are it’s major connections?
- lower brainstem
- thalamus
- limbic system
- diffuse cortical areas
what types of sensations are carried by the dorsal column/medial lemniscus tract?
- discriminative touch (tactile location)
- proprioception
- kinesthesia
- vibration
- 2-point discrimination
what types of receptors are utilized in the dorsal column/medial lemniscus tract?
- muscle spindle
- GTOs
- joint receptors
- some cutaneous receptors in the skin
what are the afferent fiber types of the dorsal column/medial lemniscus tract?
large, thick, rapidly conducting
well myelinated
where is the dorsal column/medial lemniscus tract headed?
sensory cortex