Module 8: Promoting Psychosocial Health

Question 1

Sensory Perception
- An individual’s senses are essential for _, _, and _.
- _ give meaning to events in the environment.
- Any alterations in people’s sensory functions can affect their _.

Answer 1

growth, development, and survival
Sensory stimuli
ability to function within the environment

Question 2

2 Components of Sensor Experience:

Answer 2

1. Sensory Reception
2. Sensory Perception

Question 3

2 Components of Sensor Experience

_ is the process of receiving stimuli or data.

Answer 3

Sensory Reception

Question 4

2 Components of Sensor Experience
Sensory Reception

• These stimuli are either _ or _ to the body.
• External stimuli are _, _, _, _, and _.

Answer 4

external or internal

visual (sight), auditory (hearing), olfactory (smell), tactile (touch), and gustatory (taste).

Question 5

2 Components of Sensor Experience

_ involves the conscious organization and translation of the data or stimuli into meaningful information.

Answer 5

Sensory Perception

Question 6

2 Components of Sensor Experience
Sensory Perception

For an individual to be aware of the surroundings, four aspects of the sensory process must be present:

Answer 6

1. Stimulus
2. Receptor
3. Impulse conduction
4. Perception

Question 7

For the person to receive and interpret stimuli, the brain must be alert, also referred to as _.

Answer 7

arousal

Question 8

Arousal Mechanism

• The _ in the brainstem is thought to mediate the arousal mechanism.

Answer 8

reticular activating system (RAS)

Question 9

Arousal Mechanism

The RAS has two components:

Answer 9

the reticular excitatory area (REA) and the reticular inhibitory area (RIA).

Question 10

Arousal Mechanism

• The _ is responsible for arousal and wakefulness.

Answer 10

REA

Question 11

Arousal Mechanism

• _ is the term used to describe the state in which a person is in optimal arousal.

Answer 11

Sensoristasis

Question 12

FACTORS affecting Sensory Function:

(5)

Answer 12

Developmental Stage
Culture
Stress
Medication & Illness
Lifestyle & Personality

Question 13

FACTORS affecting Sensory Function:
Developmental Stage

• Infants learn to _.
• Young children respond to _.
• Adults have many _.
• _ is common in older adults.

Answer 13

• recognize the face of their mother or caregiver and establish bonding essential to later emotional development
• music by singing and dancing as they begin to interact with their peers in groups
• learned responses to sensory stimuli
• Hearing loss