Chapter 5 Vocabulary - Jarvis Physical Examination & Health Assessment Lab Manual

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Abstract reasoning

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Pondering a deeper meaning beyond the concrete and literal

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Attention

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Concentration, ability to focus on one specific thing

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Consciousness

Back 3

Being aware of one's own existence, feelings, and thoughts and being aware of the environment

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Delirium

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An acute confusional change or loss of consciousness and perceptual disturbance, may accompany acute illness, and usually resolves when the underlying cause is treated

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Dementia

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A gradual progressive process, causing decreased cognitive function even though the person is fully conscious and awake, and is not reversible

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Language

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Using the voice to communicate one's thoughts and feelings

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Memory

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Ability to lay down and store experiences and perceptions for later recall

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Mood

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Prolonged display of a person's feelings

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Orientation

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Awareness of the objective world in relation to the self

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Perceptions

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Awareness of objects through any of the five senses

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Thought content

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What the person thinks-specific ideas, beliefs, the use of words

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Thought process

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The way a person thinks, the logical train of thought