W7_10 Frontal Lobe Functions Flashcards

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what’s a test for verbal fluency?

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testing for rate of naming of words beginning with the letter “_” per minute, or animals per minute

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what’s a test for distractibility and inattention?

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serial 7s and 3s subtractions;

stroop test

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what’s the stroop test?

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words that are different colours. have to name the colour, but not read the word. tests for focus and attention.

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what’s a test for shift setting?

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drawing (e.g. multiple loops);
wisconsin card sorting test;
“go-no-go” test

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how to test for a susceptibility to be pulled towards perceptual features?

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clock drawing (recall the '10 after 11' clock);
image and naming exercises
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what is reduplicative paramnesia?

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the feeling that a familiar place (maybe person too) has been duplicated

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what is capgras syndrome?

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delusion that a person has been replaced by an impostor

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reduced self-awareness is commonly due to a lesion where?

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frontal lobe

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what is theory of mind?

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the awareness of the content of other people’s minds; can the patient look from someone else’s shoes?

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