Cognition Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
akathisia | abnormal sensations |
Anomia | loss of person or object names |
Aphasia | language impairment, receptive or expressive |
ataxis | poor muscle control or movement |
carphologia | involuntary picking, same as floccillation |
floccillation | involuntary picking, same as carphologia |
constructional difficulty | difficulty drawing or copying 3 dimensional figures |
dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
echolalia | repetition of words or sentences just spoken by another |
dementia | progressive, irreversible loss of cognitive function |
apraxia | misuse of objects because of failure to identify them |
agnosia | inability to recognize familiar sensations, taste, sounds etc. |
amnesia | memory loss |
using refrigerator magnet to cut cake instead of knife | example of Apraxia |
doesn't remember what lemons taste like | example of Agnosia |
instead of saying "garage", says "that thing you park the car in" | example of Anomia |
unable to express oneself | example of Aphasia |
states, "I can't find my bedroom" | example of Amnesia |
picks at clothing until there is a hole in the cloth | example of carphologia or floccillation |
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