Unit 3: Week 3 Flashcards
Arousal
State of being awake and alert
Attention
Ability to selectively focus on specific information while ignoring other stimuli
Cognition
Mental process of acquiring and processing information (memory & lang) (MoCA TEST?)
If your patient is hypoarousided, what should you do to the environment
Make and maintain a quiet environment
If your patient is hyper aroused, what should you do
Provide stimulating activities
If your patient has limited attention spans, what should you do what if the patient has high distractability?
Have shorter frequent sessions
Use timers, visual cues
What if your patient has working memory deficits
Implement memory aids and repeated practice
What if your patient has executive functioning deficits?
Reinforcement
Step by step instruction
Neural Plasticity
Brains capacity to adapt its structure and function influenced by the environment, neural processes, or damage
Provides a roadmap for memory recovery and rehabilitation
Motor performance vs motor learning
Performance: temporary observable behavior during task execution
Learning: lasting improvements in motor skills over time
Intrinsic feedback vs extrinsic
Intrinsic: sensory feedback received through senses (see cup, see me pick up)
Extrinsic feedback: from PT w verbal feedback
Knowledge of results vs performance
KR: info about the success of an action towards the goal (could they get up/they did it)
KP: info about the movement patterns used during the task (proper weight shift/how well)
Random vs blocked practice
Random- multiple tasks intermingled within a session (BETTER RESULTS)
Blocked : one task the whole time
Mental practice / motor imagery
Visualizing physical activities
Guided training
PT gives step by step instructions
