Test 1

Question 1

Alert

Answer 1

attends to ordinary stimuli

Question 2

Lethargic

Answer 2

tends to lose track of conversation and tasks; falls asleep if little stimulation is provided

Question 3

Obtunded

Answer 3

becomes alert briefly in response to strong stimuli; cannot answer questions meaningfully- don’t perform cognitive testing on

Question 4

don’t perform cognitive testing on

Answer 4

Obtunded clients

Question 5

Stupor

Answer 5

alert only during vigorous stimulation (sternal rubbing/ pinching between finger space)

Question 6

Coma

Answer 6

little or no response to stimulation

Question 7

Confusion/ Disorientation

Answer 7

the inability to give personal information regarding self, disability, hospital stay, and time without language disorders

Question 8

Confabulation

Answer 8

an unconscious fabrication of stories or excuses to fill in memory gaps

Question 9

Delayed Processing Time

Answer 9

refers to when providing instruction or conversation to a patient, the patient takes longer to make sense of the information (taken in) and respond. It is not not a learning or attention disorder on its own

Question 10

Disinhibition

Answer 10

lack of restraint manifested in disregard of social norms, impulsivity, and poor risk assessment. May display impulsivity, aggression, irritability, agitation, or lack of sexual disinhibition

Question 11

Distractibility

Answer 11

diversion of attention

Question 12

Labile

Answer 12

unpredictable shifts in emotional state

Question 13

Memory Deficits

Answer 13

Can be written as short term recall, STM, or LTM

Question 14

Tangential Speech

Answer 14

occasional lapses in organization such that the patient suddenly changes the subject and never returns to it; if a question is asked, it isn’t answered

Question 15

Perseveration

Answer 15

Repeated movements or acts during functional performance resulting from difficulty in shifting from one pattern of response to another; refers to initiation and termination of performance and inertia

Question 16

Poor Insight

Answer 16

a lack of / or decreased ability to foresee and comprehend implications of actions on circumstances ( if poor insight will potentially cause physical harm to themselves or another person it may be referred to as “Poor Safety Awareness”)

Question 17

Self Control

Answer 17

ability to monitor and regulate impulsed, urges, and compulsions and is considered to be one of the executive functions.

Question 18

Word salad

Answer 18

incomprehensible speech due to lapses in connections even within a single sentence; incoherent, a “tossed salad” of ideas

Question 19

Types of lesions

Answer 19

Acute, subacute, chronic