Intelligence

Question 1

Dyscalculia

Answer 1

loss of ability to do calculations not caused by anxiety or impairment in concentation

Question 2

Dysgraphia

Answer 2

loss of ability to write in cursive style: loss of word structure

Question 3

Alexia

Answer 3

Loss of a previously possessed reading facility: not explained by defective visual acuity

Question 4

Psedudementia

Answer 4

clinical features resembeling dementia not caused by organic conclusion, most often caused by depression

Question 5

Concrete thining

Answer 5

Literal thinking; limited use of metaphor without understanding of nuances of meaning

Question 6

Abstract thinking

Answer 6

ability to apperciate nuances of meaning: multidimensional thinking with ability to use metaphors and hypothesis appropriately

Question 7

Insight

Answer 7

Ability of the patient to understand the true cause and meaning of a situation

Question 8

True insight

Answer 8

understanding of the objective reality of a situation, coupled with the motivation and emotional impetus to master the situation

Question 9

Impaired insight

Answer 9

Diminished ability to understand the objective reality of a situation

Question 10

Judgment

Answer 10

ability to assess a situation correctly and to act appropriateley within that situation