Consciousness

Question 1

Definition of Consciousness

Answer 1

Awareness of the self and the environment and ability to respond properly to stimuli. The level of consciousness can vary between the extremes of alertness and coma.

Question 2

How many types are in disturbance of consciousness?

Answer 2

1- clouding of consciousness
2- confusion
3-delirium
4- twilight stares (dream stare or trance)
5-fugue
6- stupor
7-coma

Question 3

What is clouding of consciousness?

Answer 3

Awareness of the self and the environment and ability to respond properly to stimuli. The level of consciousness can vary between the extremes of alertness and coma.

Question 4

What is confusion?

Answer 4

Clouding of consciousness. The mental functions show less than normal rather anything abnormal, quantitative rather than qualitative changes. All mental process are slow.
- Cognition: thinking is difficult and it is hard to hold patient’s attention
- Affect : poverty of emotions
- Behavior:noinitiationwithfatigueandlaziness..

Question 5

What is Delirium?

Answer 5

Clouding of consciousness. The
mental functions show qualitative changes:
- Cognition: hallucination, illusion
- Behavior: Restlessness
- Affect: Anxiety, Apprehension, & fear

Question 6

What is Twilight stare?

Answer 6

-Other name: dream state or trance
-State of disturbed consciousness in which the patient although not a sleep describes experiences of vivid imagery similar to that of a dream.

Question 7

What is Fugue?

Answer 7

• Taking on a new identity (different life pattern) with amnesia for the old identity, often involves travel or wandering to new environments.

Question 8

What is Stupor?

Answer 8

• It is a condition in which the patient is appearing less than conscious ,immobile, mute, and unresponsive to internal or external stimuli, eyes are usually open but’ may be closed.

Question 9

What is coma?

Answer 9

• Is a state of un arousal, unresponsiveness or is a state of profound unconsciousness
• Extreme case