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PSW NACC Review #1 Study Guide Latest Update the ear is needed for _____ & ______ - Answer-hearing, balance infection of the middle ear; viruses/bacteria are causes; can cause permanent damage to the eardrum or damage the bones of the middle ear that conduct sound - Answer-otitis media abnorm...

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the ear is needed for _____ & ______ - Answer✔✔-hearing, balance


infection of the middle ear; viruses/bacteria are causes; can cause permanent damage

to the eardrum or damage the bones of the middle ear that conduct sound -

Answer✔✔-otitis media

abnormal formation of a new bone in the middle ear that gradually immobilizes the

stapes and prevents it from vibrating in response to sound, causing a progressive loss

of hearing; accompanied by tinnitus - Answer✔✔-otosclerosis

ringing in the ears - Answer✔✔-tinnitus

increased fluid in the inner ear, causing pressure in the middle ear; symptoms include:

vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, pain/pressure, severe dizziness causing vomiting -

Answer✔✔-Miniere's Disease

age related hearing loss; occurs after 50; no cure - Answer✔✔-presbycusis

hearing aids make all sounds, even background noise _______ - Answer✔✔-louder

a person who is ______ ______ sees at 6m (20ft) what a person c normal vision sees

@ 60m (200ft) - Answer✔✔-legally blind

pink eye; an inflammation of the clear membrane that covers the while part of the eye

and inner eyelid - Answer✔✔-conjunctivitis




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a gradual disease that blurs central vision and causes damage to the macula, located in

the centre of the retina; central vision poor, but may still have peripheral vision; NO

CURE - Answer✔✔-age-related macular degeneration

The separation of the retina from its supporting tissue; may be cured with surgical

reattachment - Answer✔✔-retinal detachment

tiny blood vessels in the retina are damaged; blood can leak from the vessels creating

scar tissue that pulls the retina away from the eye; complication of diabetes -

Answer✔✔-diabetic retinopathy

eye disease that causes pressure within the eye, which damages the optic nerve;

peripheral vision is lost (TUNNEL VISION); damage cannot be reversed but further

damage can be controlled - Answer✔✔-glaucoma

a clouding of the lens in the eye; prevents light from entering the eye ; symptoms

include sensitivity to light/glares, cloudy, blurry or dimmed vision ; surgery is only Rx -

Answer✔✔-cataracts

impaired vision as a result of aging; inability to focus on close objects - Answer✔✔-

presbyopia

white can with red tip used by people with vision loss - Answer✔✔-blind cane

the set of attitudes, values, behaviours, and characteristics of a person - Answer✔✔-

personality (frued)

the name of the personality development theory initiated by Sigmund fried -

Answer✔✔-psychoanalytic theory



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awareness of surroundings, what is happening, and able to control thoughts/behaviours

(Freud) - Answer✔✔-conscious

memories, past experiences, and thoughts that can be recalled by the person (freud) -

Answer✔✔-subconscious

experiences and feelings that cannot be remembered (freud) - Answer✔✔-

unconscious

the part of the person which actively seeks to fulfill needs that must be met stat in the

conscious level of awareness (hunger, warmth, etc) (freud) - Answer✔✔-id

the part of the person that deals with the reality of the situation the person is in,

including thoughts, feelings, common sense, reasoning, and problem solving-- _____

decides what to do and when (freud) - Answer✔✔-ego

the part of the person that is concerned with morals, and values; _____ judges what the

ego thinks and does against a inner feeling of right and wrong - Answer✔✔-superego

whatever it takes method for working with ABIs - Answer✔✔-WHIT method

Neurologic assessment of a patient's best verbal response, eye opening, and motor

function; used for ABI pt's - Answer✔✔-Glascow Coma Scale (GCS)

A disturbance in a person's ability to cope with or adjust to stress - Answer✔✔-mental

health disorder

a state of mind in which a person copes in socially acceptable ways; influenced by

inherited characteristics, childhood nurturing, and life circumstances. - Answer✔✔-

mental health



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