Memory

Question 1

declarative memory definition

example

Answer 1

knowing facts

eg capital of franc is paris

Question 2

procedural memory definition

example

Answer 2

knowing how to do something

eg riding a bike

Question 3

semantic memory definition

example

Answer 3

organized knowledge

eg knowing a chair is something you sit on

Question 4

implicit memory definition

example

Answer 4

task performance in absence of conscious recollection

eg something you’ve never done before

Question 5

explicit memory definition

example

Answer 5

task performance reliant on conscious recollection of past experiences

eg something you’ve done before
‘ex’plicit = based on ‘ex’periences

Question 6

what is the process of memory (4 steps)

Answer 6

attention (to what is happening/being said)
encoding (of info in brain)
storage (of info in brain)
retrieval (of info for use)

Question 7

anterograde amnesia

Answer 7

difficulty acquiring new material and remembering events since onset of illness/injury
can remember stuff fine from before

Question 8

retrograde amnesia

example

Answer 8

difficulty remembering info from before the onset of illness/injury
think: retro = bac kin time = cant remember stuff from back in time

eg alzheimers

Question 9

what are the 3 main differentials of memory loss

Answer 9

dementia
delirium - acute
depression - other symptoms too, alertness etc normal, diurnal

Question 10

assessment of memory loss

Answer 10

4AT - for delirium 
MMSE - diagnostic for dementia 
ACEr-III - for dementia 
MoCA 
FAB (frontal assessment battery)

Question 11

4AT criteria

whats it diagnostic of

Answer 11

alertness
AMT4 - age, DOB, place, current year
attention
acute or fluctuating course

for delirium

Question 12

which area of the brain does clock drawing test assess

Answer 12

frontoparietal - planning, visuospatial ability