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1
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what is a definition of cognition

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the process of knowing (both applying this knowledge and your internal dialogue/thoughts)

2
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what are the general functions of the frontal lobe?

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planning, execution, and regulation of behaviour

3
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what are the general functions of the the temporal lobe

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audition, language, music, memory, emotion

4
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what are the general functions of the the parietal lobe

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somatic and visuospatial representations (body sensations)

5
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what are the general functions of the the occipital lobe

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vision

6
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what is the functional division between right and left hemispheres

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right - specialisation for visuospatial functioning

left - specialisation for language

7
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what are the 3 basic “units” of the CNS according to Luria’s brain-behaviour theory

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primary - regulation of arousal and muscle tone

secondary - reception, integration and analysis of sensory information

tertiary - planning, executing and verifying behaviour

8
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where are the 3 basic “units” of the CNS according to Luria’s brain-behaviour theory

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primary - brainstem and associated areas

secondary - posterior cortical regions

tertiary - frontal and prefrontal lobes

9
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what are the 3 principles of pluripotentiality of the brain according to Luria

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  • each area of the brain operates in conjunction with another
  • no area is singly responsible for voluntary human behaviour
  • each area may play a specific role in many behaviours
10
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what are the 2 subdivisions of behaviour

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cognition and emotion

11
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what are the core/innate emotions

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anger, fear, sadness, disgust, happiness

12
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what structures does the limbic system consist of

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hippocampus, cingulate gyrus, hypothalamus, amygdala, septal area, nucleus accumbens and orbitofrontal cortex

13
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what happens as a result of an amygdala lesion

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loss of fear

14
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what happens as a result of an orbitofrontal cortex lesion

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dont understand emotions in others

15
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what is James Lange Theory

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we experience emotion in response to physiological changes

16
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what is Cannon Bard Theory

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  • can experience emotion without expressing it physically
  • physiological changes are not unique to specific emotions
17
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what is included in executive function

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goal directed, purposeful behaviour emotional and social behaviour cognition

18
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what are the “subdivisions” of the pre-frontal cortex and which arteries supply these divisions

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lateral- middle cerebral artery

orbital - anterior cerebral artery and middle cerebral artery

medial - anterior cerebral artery

19
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which functions are associated with the dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex

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  • working memeory
  • response selection
  • planning and organising
  • hypothesis generation
  • insight
  • moral judgement
20
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what functions are associated with the medial prefrontal cortex

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emotional motivation/will

21
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what happens if you have a lesion of the medial prefrontal cortex

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extreme = akinetic mutism (person lacks the initiation/motivation to do anything)

22
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what functions are associated with the orbitofrontal pre-frontal cortex

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inhibition of impulsivity - think things through first

23
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what happens if you have a lesion of the orbitofrontal prefrontal cortex

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have the inability to inhibit responses –> impulsive behaviour

24
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why can you not say a “frontal” defect?

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because the frontal cortex is connected to places all over the brain (therefore you can lesion any of these connections and have the same behavioural result)

25
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what are the “positive” symptoms associated with executive dysfunction

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distractability

social disinhibition

emotional instability

perserveration

impulsivity

hypergraphia

26
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what are the “negative” symptoms associated with executive dysnfunction

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lack of concern

restricted emotion

deficient empathy

failure to complete tasks

lack of initiation

27
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what type of pre-frontal lesion are neuropsychological tests most sensitive for

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dorsolateral prefrontal cortex lesions

28
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how can you most accurately assess medial and orbitofrontal lesions?

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clinical judgement and history taking

29
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what does the tower of london test test?

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planning and the ability to learn from mistakes (DLPFC)

30
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what does the stroop test test?

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test of your ability to inibit your response

31
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what does the rey complex figure test test?

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planning

32
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what is aphasia

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a disturbance in language as a result of brain damage

33
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what does the superior division of the middle cerebral artery supply

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the sensorimotor cortex and the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex

34
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what does the inferior division of the middle cerebral artery supply

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the temporoparietal cortex and the visual tracts

35
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What kind of aphasia is Broca’s aphasia

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non-fluent

  • loss of grammatical structure
  • intact selection of content
  • takes a long time for them to get the words out
  • right arm and face weakness
  • preserved comprehension
  • highly effortful
36
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what kind of aphasia is Wernicke’s aphasia

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fluent

  • impaired selection of content (make up words, or have paraphasic errors)
  • intact grammatical structure but doesnt make sense
  • impaired comprehension
  • right quadrantanopsia
  • no motor weakness
37
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what significant difference is there between Wernicke’s aphasia and conduction aphasia

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conduction aphasia patients have relatively intact comprehension and do poor repetition of words

38
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what part of the brain is affected in conduction aphasia

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arcuate fasciculus (connects Brocas and Wernicke’s areas)

39
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what part of the brain is affected in transcortical motor aphasia

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cingulate gyrus and/or prefrontal cortex

40
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what type of characteristics does a patient have with transcortical motor aphasia

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  • non-fluent aphasia
  • muteness at most severe
  • repetition is preserved
41
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what is the difference between retrograde and anterograde amnesia

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retrograde - cannot remember things in a period of time before the event

antrograde - inability to form new memories on a day to day basis

42
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how would you explain immediate memory

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the ability to be able to keep information online “working memory”

43
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how would you test long-term memory

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give the pt a list of words, and then ask them to repeat them back to you after 20 minutes

44
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what types of memory come under declarative memory

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episodic (events)

semantic (facts)

45
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what types of memory come under non-declarative memory

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skills/habits

priming/classical conditioning

46
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where are the general areas of the brain involved in declarative memory

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hippocampus, entorhinal cortex, perirhinal cortex (all in the temporal lobe)

47
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what is the lateralisation of the hippocampus

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left - list learning, paired associate learning, story recall

right - visuo-spatial associations, face recall

48
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what is the typical presentationof hippocampal sclerosis

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declarative

memory disturbance

49
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what are 3 transient memory disorders

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transient global amnesia

transient epileptic amnesia

post traumatic amnesia

50
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what parts of the brain are affected by “asymptomatic”, “incipient” and “fully developed” alzeihmers disease

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asymptomatic - transentorhinal

incipient - limbic system

fully developed - neocortical association cortex

51
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what psychological test is a good predictor for progression into Alzeihmers disease

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arbitrary word pairing test

52
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What is anxiety

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an unpleasant subjective or inner state of turmoil or dread over something unlikely to happen

53
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how is anxiety different to fear

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fear is a response to a real or perceived immediate threat, whereas anxiety is the anticipation of a future threat

54
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what are the physical symptoms of anxiety

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  • flushing or pallor
  • increased respiration
  • sweating
  • increased HR
  • nausea
  • feeling faint
55
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what are the cognitive symptoms of anxiety

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  • poor concentration/distractedness
  • guilt
  • worry
  • extreme/irrational thinking
56
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what are the affective symptoms of anxiety

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  • intense fear
  • panic or impending doom
  • feelings of uneasiness
  • apprehension or nervousness
  • needing to escape
57
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what are the behavioural symptoms of anxiety

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fidgeting, restlessness, agitation, tense body posture, nervous habits

58
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what is the difference between normal and abnormal anxiety

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  • response is out of proportion to the level of threat
  • thoughts cannot be reasoned away
  • thoughts are characterized by extreme thinking
  • behaviour that is beyond voluntary control
  • can avoid the situation
59
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what is the difference between a fear and a phobia

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phobia:

  • persistence of the fear over time
  • recognition that the fear is excessive or unreasonable
  • an associated avoidant behavioural response
  • significant interference of the fear in activities of daily life
60
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how does blood injury phobia differ from all other phobias?

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blood injury phobia - the initial sympathetic activity of the SNS is taken over by vagal inhibition –> fainting

61
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what are two methods of managing an anxious response

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relaxation training

exposure therapy

62
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what do you tell a patient in preparation for an unpleasant medical procedure

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  • what the procedure entails and who will be performing it
  • reasons for the procedure
  • typical sensations associated (before, during and after)
  • expected level of discomfort and its duration
  • preparation for possible anxiety
63
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information should be presented to a patient at a level of schooling equal to

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year 10

64
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what are the steps of the SPIKES - breaking bad news mechanism

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S - setting up the interview

P - Perception - assess the patient’s perception

I - Invitation - obtain the patient’s invitation

K - Knowledge - give knowledge and information to the patient

E - Emotions - acknowledge the patients emotions

S - summary and strategy

65
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what does the PERCEPTION stage of the SPIKES mechanism entail

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ask the patient what their understanding is of the procedure and the reason for the procedure before continuing

66
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what does the INVITATION stage of the SPIKES mechanism entail

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asking the patient how much information they would like to know and how they would like you to give the information

67
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what is cognition

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information processing occurring at the level of the mind or brain

68
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why is it important to know your patients cognitive status

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it indicates how well a person may be functioning

  • can impact on decision making capacity and providing informed consent, independent functioning in the community and treatment adherence
69
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what things are involved in the language domain of cognition

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expressive language

receptive language

reading

writing

naming

70
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what things are involved in the memory domain of cognition

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short term recall

long term recall

recognition

episodic (semantic, autobiographical)

procedural

verbal

non-verbal

71
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what things are involved in the visuospatial domain of cognition

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navigation

visual perception (color or motion)

constructional ability

72
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what things are involved in the attention domain of cognition

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arousal or alertness

immediate memory

focussed attention

sustained attention

selective attention

73
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what things are involved in the executive function domain of cognition

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working memory

processing

speed idea generation

planning

mental flexibility

response inhibition

74
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what is decision making capacity

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the capacity requires cognitive skills to understand, make, communicate and execute decisions in everyday life

75
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3 things a patient has to have to put a case through to the WHO for a removal of a patients capacityem

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  • must be an organ level abnormality
  • this pathology much cause a cognitive impairment
  • organ level impairment must lead directly to a disability in decision making capacity
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77
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what are expressive and receptive language

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expressive - able to say what they want to say

receptive - able to comprehend language

78
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how would you test for a defect affecting expressive language

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  • observe spontaneous speech (conversation)
  • asses repetiation of words and phrases
  • naming of common objects
  • Test for a reliable yes/no response and thenask simple questions
79
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how would you test for a defect in receptive language

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  • ask the patient to follow a simple comand and then a complex comand
80
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What are the hypotheses for why poststroke depression occurs

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psychosocial - loss of independence, burden on the family, loss of life roles, unable to engage, loss of control

neurobiological - Lesion location - if the lesion in affecting areas that are critical to normal emotional and mood functioning

neurobiological - proinflammatory cytokines –> cerebral ischaemia may lead to proinflammatory cytokines –> deplete serotonin

genetics - greater risk