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Chapter 31: Sensory Perception Questions and Answers (100% Pass) What is the difference between reception and perception? - ️️ Reception and perception have the following differences: - Reception is the process of receiving stimuli from nerve endings in the skin and body. - Perception is t...

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Chapter 31: Sensory Perception
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)

What is the difference between reception and perception? - ✔️✔️Reception and

perception have the following differences:


- Reception is the process of receiving stimuli from nerve endings in the skin and body.


- Perception is the ability to interpret the impulses transmitted from the receptors and

give meaning to the stimuli.


What are the four components of a sensory experience? - ✔️✔️The four components of a

sensory experience are as follows:


1. Stimulus


2. Reception


3. Perception


4. Arousal mechanism




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What is the role of the reticular activating system in the sensory experience? - ✔️✔️In a

sensory experience, the reticular activating system (RAS), which is located in the

brainstem, controls consciousness and alertness.


List five major factors that affect sensory function. - ✔️✔️The following major factors

affect sensory function:


1. Developmental level


2. Culture


3. Illness and medications


4. Stress


5. Personality and lifestyle


Compare and contrast the sensory changes in childhood with those in older adulthood. -

✔️✔️All senses are operable at birth, but over the early childhood years the senses are

refined. By early adulthood, senses are at their peak, unless they are affected by illness

or injury. As the adult ages, all of the senses are affected. With aging, most senses

experience a decline in acuity and discrimination.


How does sensory deprivation occur? - ✔️✔️Sensory deprivation occurs when there is a

deficiency of meaningful stimuli in the person's environment.




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Identify nine signs of sensory deprivation. - ✔️✔️Answers may include any of the

following manifestations of sensory deprivation:


1. Irritability


2. Confusion


3. Reduced attention span


4. Decreased problem-solving ability


5. Drowsiness


6. Depression


7. Preoccupation with somatic complaints (e.g., heart palpitations)


8. Delusions (misinterpretations of external stimuli)


9. Hallucinations (seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling something that is not

there)


How does sensory overload occur? - ✔️✔️Sensory overload develops when either

environmental or internal stimuli—or a combination of both—exceed a higher level than

the client's sensory system can effectively process. It can also occur in clients who,

because of neurological or psychiatric disorders, are unable to adapt to continuing,

nonmeaningful stimuli.




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