W7_10 Frontal Lobe Functions Flashcards
what’s a test for verbal fluency?
testing for rate of naming of words beginning with the letter “_” per minute, or animals per minute
what’s a test for distractibility and inattention?
serial 7s and 3s subtractions;
stroop test
what’s the stroop test?
words that are different colours. have to name the colour, but not read the word. tests for focus and attention.
what’s a test for shift setting?
drawing (e.g. multiple loops);
wisconsin card sorting test;
“go-no-go” test
how to test for a susceptibility to be pulled towards perceptual features?
clock drawing (recall the '10 after 11' clock); image and naming exercises
what is reduplicative paramnesia?
the feeling that a familiar place (maybe person too) has been duplicated
what is capgras syndrome?
delusion that a person has been replaced by an impostor
reduced self-awareness is commonly due to a lesion where?
frontal lobe
what is theory of mind?
the awareness of the content of other people’s minds; can the patient look from someone else’s shoes?