Chapter 36 Key Terms - Healing 2 Worksheet

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state of temporary but acute mental confusion
an exaggerated or abnormal expression of physical or emotional well-being that is not based on reality
caused by physical changes to the structure of the brain and is called non-reversible dementia
fixed false belief
brain disorder usually associated with heavy alcohol consumption over a long period
loss of cognitive function caused by changes in the brain
seeing, smelling, hearing, tasting or feeling something that is not real
condition in which the signs, symptoms and behaviors of dementia increase at bedtime or during hours of darkness
most common mental health problem in older persons
mental confusion or an impaired ability to recall people, time, or places as a result of physiological changes to the brain, disease process, or substance-induced factors
also known as disorientation
absence of emotional feeling, which appears as indifference
impairment of the skilled motor system, resulting in the loss of being able to perform learned, purposeful movements
caught in a moment, all about sensation
still and quiet, easily lost
hard, rigid, inflexible
sometimes known as multi-infarct dementia
characterized by dramatic changes in personality, behaviour and thought processes
collecting things and putting them away in a guarded manner