Wernicke’s aphasia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Study-Guide-psychopharmacology Exam Questions With Solutions Gray Matter: The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of the central spinal cord are comprised of gray matter which contains neural cell bodies, axon terminals, dendrites, and all nerve synapses. It is the working area of the brain and the focus of psychiatry and neurology. Gray matter is associated with learning. Changes in the gray matter are linked to psychiatric diagnoses including Alzheimer's dise...

NURS 611 ADVANCED PATHO PHYSIOLOGY EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE IMPORTANT DETAILS 2023 GRADED A+. Week 4 Neurological Functions: chapters 16, 17, 18 & 19 Central Nervous System- Brain & spinal cord I. Brain * Ability to reason, function intellectually, express personality & mood, perceive & interact with the environment A. Forebrain (telencephalon: cerebral hemispheres & diencephalon: interbrain) a. Cerebral cortex (largest portion of the brain) b. Basal ganglia (several nuclei) c. Cerebral co...

Study-Guide-psychopharmacology Exam Questions With Solutions Gray Matter: The cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem, and butterfly-shaped portion of the central spinal cord are comprised of gray matter which contains neural cell bodies, axon terminals, dendrites, and all nerve synapses. It is the working area of the brain and the focus of psychiatry and neurology. Gray matter is associated with learning. Changes in the gray matter are linked to psychiatric diagnoses including Alzheimer's dise...

Care of The Older Adult -TEST BANK Gerontology is the broad term used to define the study of aging and/or the aged. Geriatrics is often used as a generic term relating to older adults, but specifically refers to the medical care of older adults. Geriatricians are physicians trained in geriatric medicine. ● “old” is often defined as over 65 years of age ● young old (ages 65–74 ● middle old (ages 75–84), and the old old ● frail elders (ages 85 and up) Genomics is the identi...

CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE Competency 1: Compassion and Respectful Care of Older Adults | Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, and 22 | LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS 2023. Biological Theories of Aging Stochastic Theories - Based on random events that cause cellular damage that accumulates as the organism ages. ● Free radical theory - Membranes, nucleic acids, and proteins are damaged by free radicals, which causes cellular injury and aging. ● Exogenous Sources of Free Radicals ( Tobacco smoke...

CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE Competency 1: Compassion and Respectful Care of Older Adults (Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, & 22) LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS 2023/2024. The Effect of Cognitive Issues on Communication ● reduce the individual’s frustration when communicating by minimizing the demands on memory and providing enjoyable communicative opportunities ● use of pictures, objects, or music from the older adult’s past, which allows individuals to practice communication without h...

1. What term was coined by Thomas Willis as a consequence of the case of Anne Green? a. psychopathology b. cognition c. neurology d. psychosis ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 A Historical Perspective OBJ: 1.1 MSC: Remembering 2. Aside from saving Anne Green’s life, Thomas Willis and Christopher Wren also a. created very accurate drawings of the brain. b. came up with the names of a number of brain structures. c. took the first steps that led to cognitive neuroscience. d. All of the ans...

CARE OF OLDER ADULT EXAMINATION STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED VERSIONS 2023/2024. Nursing Theories of Aging ● Functional consequences (Miller) theory- Environmental and biopsychosocial consequences impact functioning. Nursing’s role is risk reduction to minimize age-associated disability in order to enhance safety and quality of living. Based on a person with a disability. RN role is to maximize their abilities that they have remaining so they can have a better quality of life instead of dw...

conductive hearing loss? A The client hears the sound vibrate from the top of the head in the affected ear. Correct Answer (Blank) B The client hears the sound by air conduction longer than feeling bone conduction. C The client feels the bone conduction longer than hearing the sound conduction. D The client pushes on the tragus while repeating back what is whispered. Question Explanation Rationale: For the Weber test, the tuning fork is placed on the bridge of the forehead, nose, or te...