Chapter 1 Quiz - Short Answers
- Barry Smith
Disorders and Conditions
Which disorders are inherited and can impact an individual’s ability to enter or maintain employment?
What are the fibers called that receive neural impulses?
What is the bundle of nerves that connects the right and left hemispheres of the brain called?
If a client has normal arm and hand function but has trunk and leg issues due to a spinal cord injury, what level was the injury likely at?
What is the function of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?
Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for balance and hearing?
What is the term for a condition caused by medical personnel or procedures, including fears instilled by healthcare professionals?
What is the typical timeframe for individuals moving from the subacute to the chronic phase of pain?
Which disorder is characterized by chronic pain, swelling, and changes in the skin?
Bradyphrenia is sometimes seen in individuals with which disease?
Which part of the brain controls the interpretation of vision, including color, light, and movement?
Which disease can cause abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss, and malnutrition?
Which anxiety disorder is characterized by excessive, uncontrollable worry about everyday things?
Which disorder is characterized by difficulties in relating to others and a tendency toward constricted emotional expression?
According to the DSM, an IQ of what level or below is considered “retardation”?
Which disorder is characterized by major mood changes between depression and mania?
What non-invasive test is used to reflect heart conditions by measuring the electrical activity of the heart?
Which antidepressant drug is an example?
What does the ASIA Impairment Scale assess?
If a disability is described as "idiopathic," what does this mean?
Answer Key:
Congenital disorders
Dendrites
Corpus Callosum
T1 - T5
It inhibits or slows down autonomic activities like heart rate, pupil constriction, and bladder contraction.
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Clinical iatrogenesis
12 weeks
Complex Regional Pain Disorder
Parkinson’s disease
Occipital lobe
Crohn disease
Generalized anxiety disorder
Schizoid personality disorder
70 or below
Bipolar disorder
Electrocardiogram (ECG)
Paxil
Spinal cord injury
The disability is not connected to any specific cause.
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