Week 1 Vocab - Part 2

Question 1

is a visual defect that causes linear objects, such as lines on a grid, to look curvy or rounded. It’s caused by problems with the eye’s retina, and, in particular, the macula.

Answer 1

metamorphopsia

Question 2

inability to recognize familiar faces despite intact vision, an ability to describe faces, and an ability to recognize objects.

Answer 2

prosopagnosia

Question 3

inability of an individual to perceive more than a single object at a time

Answer 3

simultanagnosia

Question 4

exhibit an inability to locate parts of their own body, the body of an examiner’s, or the parts of a representation of a human body. Deficiencies can be in localizing parts of a certain area of the body, or the entire body.

Answer 4

autotopagnosia

Question 5

a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to perform learned (familiar) movements on command, even though the command is understood and there is a willingness to perform the movement.

Answer 5

apraxia

Question 6

A disorder in the performance of skilled. activity because the concept of the action. related to the object is impaired.

Answer 6

ideational apraxia

Question 7

A disorder in the initiation and execution. of planned sequences of movement. The. concept of the task is understood but the movements lack the correct force, direction and timing in order to achieve a motor goal.

Answer 7

ideomotor apraxia

Question 8

paralysis of one side of the body – is one of the most common symptoms of stroke

Answer 8

hemiplegia

Question 9

is an abnormal lack of coordination that can cause a stumbling gait, difficulty with fine motor activities, and vision and sometimes speech problems.

Answer 9

ataxia

Question 10

A deficit of self-awareness. • Also known as a “lack of insight” • Refers to a condition in which a patient is unaware of deficits resulting from a brain injury.

Answer 10

anosognosia