Define the following terms as they relate to symptoms of various neurological conditions: alexia without agraphia, anterograde amnesia, confabulation, anosognosia, Capgras syndrome, and simultanagnosia.
What will be an ideal response?
Alexia without agraphia: Refers to the inability to read while retaining the ability to writeAnterograde amnesia: a loss of memory for events that occur after a brain injury (often contrasted with retrograde amnesia)Confabulation: A characteristic of some neuropsychological disorders in which patients report false memoriesAnosognosia: Refers to a condition where a person has some sort of symptoms of a disease, but is unaware of their own symptoms. Literally translated means "an absence of knowledge of disease." Capgras syndrome: A perceptual disturbance in which a person believes that another individual who should be familiar has been replaced by an imposter.Simultanagnosia: A person is able to see part of a visual scene but is unable to appreciate the whole scene at once.
You might also like to view...
Quick fixes for various behavior problems include
a. token economy for schizophrenia. b. SSRIs for depression. c. facilitated communication for autism. d. all of these are quick fixes for behavior problems.
To achieve and maintain long-term weight loss, those who have had gastric bypass surgery ____
a. ?need to change their diet, but lifestyle changes are not necessary b. ?need to change their lifestyle, but diet changes are not necessary c. ?must make significant changes in both diet and lifestyle d. ?do not need to change much of their daily habits
Evoked potentials in the brain are most likely to be detected by a(n) ____.
A. CAT scan B. MRI C. EEG D. PET scan
Evan and his wife Julie have two kids. Julie recently quit her stressful job as an accountant to stay home with the kids. She says this change in her life allows her to nurture the kids and help them develop their own identities
According to Erikson, Julie has resolved a conflict in which stage of adult development? a. identity vs. role confusion b. intimacy vs. isolation c. generativity vs. stagnation d. integrity vs. despair