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PSW NACC REVIEW #1 QUESTIONS
hearing, balance - Answers -the ear is needed for _____ & ______

otitis media - Answers -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

otosclerosis - Answers -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

tinnitus - Answers -ringing in the ears

Miniere's Disease - Answers -increased fluid in the inner ear, causing pressure in the
middle ear; symptoms include: vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, pain/pressure, severe
dizziness causing vomiting

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

WHIT method - Answers -whatever it takes method for working with ABIs

Glascow Coma Scale (GCS) - Answers -Neurologic assessment of a patient's best
verbal response, eye opening, and motor function; used for ABI pt's

mental health disorder - Answers -A disturbance in a person's ability to cope with or
adjust to stress

mental health - Answers -a state of mind in which a person copes in socially acceptable
ways; influenced by inherited characteristics, childhood nurturing, and life
circumstances.

anxiety - Answers -_______ disorders are the most common mental health disorders

DSM-5 - Answers -Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition--
published by the American Psychiatric Association to classify mental health disorders

psychiatrist - Answers -physician who specializes in mental health disorders and who
CAN prescribe medications for Rx

psychologist - Answers -HCP educated in Rx for mental health disorders but DO NOT
prescribe meds for Rx; aka psychotherapist

psychotherapy - Answers -a form of therapy in which a pt explores thoughts, feelings,
and behaviours with help and guidance from a mental health specialist
Ex: psychoanalysis, behaviour therapy, group therapy, family therapy

,stigma - Answers -the shame/social disgrace associated with a particular circumstance,
quality, or person; affects more MEN than women

culture - Answers -not limited to ethnic background but can extend to any group of
interacting individuals who share similar learned characteristics such as families,
friends, or people with shared experiences

young adults - Answers -population most at risk for ABIs

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders - Answers -extremely complex mental health
disorders characterized by symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, grossly disorganized behaviours, and reduced/daze emotional expressions
causes: biochemical imbalance/genetic

psychosis - Answers -a mental state in which a persons perceptions of reality is
impaired

delusion - Answers -false belief

delusion of grandeur - Answers -fale and exaggerated beliefs about the importance,
talent, or wealth of oneself

Delusions of perscution - Answers -false beliefs about being mistreated, abused, or
harassed

hallucination - Answers -seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, or feeling things that are not
real

paranoia - Answers -extreme suspicion about a person or a situation

remission - Answers -pt's with schizophrenia often have periods of ________

bipolar and related disorders - Answers -A group of related brain disorders that cause
unusual shifts in a person's mood, energy, and ability to function, different from the
normal ups and downs that everyone goes through; long term recurrent illness that can
be genetic, CAN be managed with meds

manic episode - Answers -Dx if elevated mood occurs for longer than ONE WEEK

children, fast - Answers -______ with bipolar experience very ________ mood swings
between depression and mania, often switching many times within one day

phases of bipolar disorder - Answers -1) acute phase: symptoms escalate
2) continuation phase: symptoms are decreasing and pt is usually being Rx
3) maintenance phase: symptoms have subsided

, depressive disorders - Answers -a group of disorders in which the pt has sad, empty or
irritable moods accompanied by physical changes and thought changes that are severe
enough to affect the pt's ability to function

reactive depression - Answers -depression triggered by a negative experience

major depressive disorder - Answers -a state of mind in which a person has severe
feelings of worthlessness, self blame, sadness, disappointment, and emptiness that
lasts for weeks and interferes with ADL capabilities

affect - Answers -a persons feelings, emotions, and moods and the way the person
DEMONSTRATES them

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) - Answers -a depressive disorder in
children characterized by persistent irritability and frequent episodes of out-of-control
behavior

persistent depressive disorder - Answers -depressed mood for most of the day, for more
days than not, for at least 2 years

premenstrual dysphoric disorder - Answers -a disorder marked by repeated experiences
of significant depression and related symptoms during the week before menstruation

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

legally blind - Answers -a person who is ______ ______ sees at 6m (20ft) what a
person c normal vision sees @ 60m (200ft)

conjunctivitis - Answers -pink eye; an inflammation of the clear membrane that covers
the while part of the eye and inner eyelid

age-related macular degeneration - Answers -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

retinal detachment - Answers -The separation of the retina from its supporting tissue;
may be cured with surgical reattachment

diabetic retinopathy - Answers -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

glaucoma - Answers -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

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