lesson 6 part 3

Question 1

filling in of memory gaps

Answer 1

confabulation

Question 2

inability to recall past events

Answer 2

amnesia

Question 3

loss of memory of the immediate past

Answer 3

anterograde amnesia

Question 4

loss of memory of the distant past

Answer 4

retrograde amnesia

Question 5

feeling of having been to place which one has not yet visited

Answer 5

deja vu

Question 6

feeling of not having been to a place which one has visited

Answer 6

jamais vu

Question 7

addition and subtraction of simple math problems

Answer 7

calculation

Question 8

proverb interpretation and similarities

Answer 8

abstraction

Question 9

client gives literal translations

Answer 9

concrete thinking

Question 10

a person’s awareness of his or her own thoughts and feelings

Answer 10

insight

Question 11

the ability to reach a logical decision about a situation and to choose a course of action

Answer 11

judgment

Question 12

How to Conduct the Interview

Answer 12

environment
input from family and friends
how to phrase question

Question 13

the nurse should perform assessment in an area that is safe, comfortable and private

Answer 13

environment

Question 14

if family members or friends accompany the client, the nurse should obtain their
perceptions regarding the client’s behaviors and emotional stat

Answer 14

input from family and friends

Question 15

open ended questions can be used to start the assessment, as it progresses, questions
should be clear, simple and focused on one specific behavior or symptom

Answer 15

how to phrase question