Exam 18: Neuropsychology

When Karla sees her doctor,she tells him the tale of how they met in high school.Even though the story is false,Karla believes it is true.She also cannot form new memories.Karla probably ____.

Delirium can be caused by a number of factors.The least likely of these is ____.

Rosie is paralyzed on one side of her body but does not seem to be aware of it.The most likely explanation of her condition is ____.

Mohammed is making a lot of semantic paraphasias but very few phonemic ones.Most likely he has ____.

Research has found that foods high in _____ may help delay Alzheimer's disease.

Despite the popular view of his time,Franz Gall,an anatomist,asserted that the brain operated based on ____.Though his claim was actually correct,Gall was virtually dismissed because of his approach to understanding personality,known as ____.

Anna's ability to communicate has become impaired after a stroke.With this information only,you can conclude that she ____.

Ms.Ellison recently had a cerebrovascular accident.As a result,she now displays language problems,such as agrammatism and phonemic paraphasias.The stroke appears to have damaged her ____.

Kareena has hemiparesis.From this information,you know that she has ____.

A patient comes to a doctor's office complaining of memory difficulty.List three possible reasons for the patient's memory problem.Compare and contrast the possibilities you choose.

The stimulus study by Bisiach was able to demonstrate that in patients with hemineglect ____.

All that you know about Alejandra is she has a perceptual disturbance that is affecting her "where" visual perception system.This damage can result in the experience of ____.

Nigel is undergoing the Wada test.Suddenly,he becomes weak on the left side of his body.This means that he ____.

Fritzie was having problems talking.Gradually but progressively over the past year,it became harder and harder for her to get her words out.Her memory remained quite good,though,despite her language impairment.Most likely,Fritzie has ____.

Hank has a brain problem that has gradually developed during the past three years.Hank most likely ____.

Marta studies patients who have hemiparesis.She believes that a person's coping strategy can predict how likely they are to deny their paralysis.She asks family members of each patient to recall how the person dealt with stress prior to the onset of hemiparesis.One problem with this approach is the potential for ____ when the family is asked to recall information about coping and denial.

Jessica has recently graduated and found a job as a clinical neuropsychologist.In this career field,she ____.

Bethany is learning about disconnection syndrome.Though she's seen the word syndrome many times,she never really knew what it meant.After reading more,she now understands that it refers to ____.

Stewie cannot understand the meaning of other people's tones of voice.When Brian sarcastically says,"Yeah,way to go,wise guy," Stewie does not pick up on his tone and takes his statement literally.Stewie most likely has ____ aprosodia.

After a brain surgery in 1950 to stop epileptic seizures,Barbara was no longer able to form new memories.If you asked Barbara what she thought about the Internet,she would ____.