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F&A II CH. 9 Evaluation & Observation of Deficits in Sensation, Perception, & Cognition Flashcards

1
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What are 3 areas of function OTPs evaluate & observe?

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  • Sensation
  • Perception
  • Cognition
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For any individual, what function is the primary means of learning?

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Sensation

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3
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What function has a vital role in controlling movement?

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Sensation

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Does ‘Feedback’ or ‘Feed-forward control’ provide information about performance?

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Feedback

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Does ‘Feedback’ or ‘Feed-forward control’ use sensory information to plan movement?

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Feed-forward control

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6
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If one suffers from sensory loss, what will be the affects?

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  • Function & movement will be affected

- One sense may be used to compensate for the deficit of another sense

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7
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The ability to identify a sensory modality, its intensity, & its location is…

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Sensation

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8
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What is the purpose for performing sensory evaluation/testing?

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  • Determine the type & extent of loss
  • Assist in the diagnosis
  • Determine the impairment
  • Direct the tx
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9
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Is sensory testing subjective or objective?

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Subjective

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10
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What does Occupational Therapy focus on when evaluating sensory?

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  • Dermatome supplied by the affected nerves
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11
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When performing sensory evaluation, what type of client performance must be tested?

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  • Functional performance
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12
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What do changes in sensory status indicate?

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Recovery or degeneration

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13
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Name the components of sensory function?

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  • Light touch & pressure sensation
  • Thermal sensation
  • Superficial pain sensation
  • Olfactory sensation
  • Propioception
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14
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Name the sensation that may substitute for touch.

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Pressure

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15
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What is the purpose of thermal sensation?

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Provides protective sensory modality

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What is the purpose of superficial pain sensation?

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Elicits a response against harmful stimuli

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17
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How may loss of olfactory sensation may affect the client?

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Loss can be general or specific, or odors may be distorted

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18
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Unconscious sense of joint position & motion is…

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Propioception

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19
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Recognition & interpretation of sensory information is…

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Perception

20
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Name 3 tests when evaluating & observing perceptual functions?

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  • Stereognosis
  • Graphesthesia
  • Body scheme
21
Q

What do perception tests consist of?

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Includes observation of function & analysis of perceptual motor demands of tasks

22
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Identification of an object without vision is…

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Stereognosis

23
Q

Name 3 inabilities associated with a autotopagnosia

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  • Left/right indiscrimination
  • Unilateral inattention or neglect
  • Finger agnosia
24
Q

Identification of numbers & letters when they are “written” on the skin is…

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Graphesthesia

25
Q

Awareness of the position of the body & its parts in relation to themselves & the environment is…

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Body scheme

26
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The ability to plan & perform purposeful movement is…

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Praxis

27
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The inability to perform an action on command that can be performed automatically is…

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Ideomotor apraxia

28
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The inability to draw, copy, or construct designs is…

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Constructional apraxia

29
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The inability to plan & perform a sequence needed to dress is…

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Dressing apraxia

30
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Name 3 causes that affect cognition.

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  • CVA
  • TBI
  • disease
31
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Name 2 specific mental functions of cognition.

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  • Global

- Specific

32
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What is the purpose of cognition?

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Allows the use of sensed & perceived information

33
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Name the cognitive evaluation progression of testing (5 steps).

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1- Orientation
2- Attention
3- Memory
4- Executive Functioning
5- Abstract thinking
34
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Awareness of person, place, & time is…

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Orientation

35
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Active process of relevant focus is…

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Attention

36
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Retention & recall of information is…

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Memory

37
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Goal formation, planning, & effective performance is…

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Executive functioning

38
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Ability to see the relationship between items, discriminate details, & recognize absurdities is…

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Abstract thinking

39
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The processing of information to plan & evaluate strategies is…

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Problem solving

40
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Ability to monitor, correct, & regulate behavior is…

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Insight & awareness

41
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Ability to make realistic decisions is…

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Judgement

42
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Ability to organize activity in logical & timely steps is…

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Sequencing

43
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Inability to perform calculations is…

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Dyscalculia

44
Q

Name 2 disorders that dyscalculia made include.

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Alexia & agraphia

45
Q

An area of the skin supplied by nerves from a single spinal root is a…

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Dermatome

46
Q

Deficiencies in localizing only one’s own body parts and orientation is…

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Autotopagnosia

47
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The inability to orient and recognize the body parts of others or representations of the body is…

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Somatotopagnosia

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