Sensory Alterations Flashcards
1
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Define aphasia
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defective neuro function-can’t understand/speak/interpret language
2
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Define expressive aphasia
A
Can understand-can’t speak
3
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Define global aphasia
A
Can’t understand or speak
4
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Define receptive aphasia
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Can’t understand speech or written language-can speak but a ‘Word salad”
5
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Define hyperesthesia
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extremely sensitive to touch
6
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Define kinesthetic
A
aware of body position without seeing it-also called proprioception
7
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Refractory error
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Nearsightedness and Farsightedness
8
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Stereognosis
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Sense size, shape, texture without vision
9
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Define reception
A
receiving a stimuli
10
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Define perception
A
interpreting a stimuli
11
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Define radiation
A
Transfer of heat without touching
12
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Define convection
A
dispersion of heat by air currents
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