NUR 2459 Mental Health Exam 2 Module 4-6 Pre Questions And All Correct Answers.
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Neurocognitive Disorders (NCDs) - Answer Includes disorders in which a clinically deficit in cognition or memory exists causing a change from a previous level of functioning.
Delirium - Answer Is characterized by a disturbance in attention and awareness and change in cognition that develop...
NUR 2459 Mental Health Exam 2 Module
4-6 Pre Questions And All Correct
Answers.
Neurocognitive Disorders (NCDs) - Answer Includes disorders in which a clinically deficit in cognition or
memory exists causing a change from a previous level of functioning.
Delirium - Answer Is characterized by a disturbance in attention and awareness and change in cognition
that develops rapidly over a short period.
Dementia - Answer A mental disorder involving functional decline in multiple cognitive areas, including
memory along with behavioral and psychological symptoms. Classified based on the areas they affect in
the brain.
Alzheimers Disease - Answer A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual
deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
Confabulation - Answer Creating imaginary events to fill in memory gaps
Preservation - Answer Persistent repetition of the same word or idea in response to different questions
Agraphia - Answer loss of ability to express thoughts in writing
Aphasia - Answer Inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs.
Apraxia - Answer inability to carry out motor activities despite intact motor function or inability to use
objects properly.
Agnosia - Answer the inability to recognize familiar objects.
, Auditory Agonsia - Answer Inability to recognize familiar sounds
Hyperorality - Answer The tendency to taste, chew and put everything in the mouth
Hypermetamorphesis - Answer The urge to touch everything
Sundowning - Answer The tendency for the mood to deteriorate and agitation to increase in the later
part of the day or night.
Substance Use Disorders - Answer Complex diseases of the brain characterized by craving, seeking and
use regardless of the price they may pay. Continuous use usually changes brain structure and function.
Addiction - Answer A compulsive or chronic requirement. The need is so strong as to generate distress
(either physical or psychological) if left unfulfilled.The individual who is addicted is consistently unable to
abstain and also unable to recognize the extent to which the addiction is creating problems in
functioning, interpersonal relationships and emotional responses
Intoxication - Answer A state of disturbance in cognition, perception, behavior, level of consciousness,
judgment, and other functions that is directly attributable to the effects of a psychoactive drug. It may be
marked by a physical and mental state of exhilaration and emotional frenzy or lethargy and stupor.
Withdrawal - Answer occurs upon reduction or discontinuation of a substance that has been used
regularly over a prolonged period.
Tolerance - Answer A progressive decrease in a person's responsiveness to a drug. Causes person to
want more of a drug or substance to achieve pleasurable effects .
Euphoria - Answer A feeling of great happiness or well-being
Nystagmus - Answer Involuntary rapid eye movements with substance use disorders
Meiosis - Answer pin point pupils
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