Multiple Choice Questions
1) Often the first signs of neurological disorders are deficits in basic cognitive functions and also deficits in skills that involve problem-solving, planning and engaging in goal-directed behaviour. These types of functions are known as
2) If an individual suffers a traumatic event and has a neurological disorder that means they may be unable to recall anything from the moment of the injury or to retain memories of recent events. This is known as:
3) In the 2000 film "Memento" the lead character, Leonard is unable to form new memories as a result of an earlier head injury caused by an assailant. This is known as:
4) One of the most common features of neurological disorders are Language deficits and are collectively known as
5) The production of incoherent, jumbled speech is known as
6) If an individual has an inability to initiate speech or respond to speech with anything other than simple words is known as
7) When an individual has a disruption of the ability to speak is known generally as
8) When an individual displays a deficit in the comprehension of speech involving difficulties in recognising spoken words and converting thoughts into words is known as
9) When the individual is be unable to recognise everyday objects and name them correctly, this is known as
10) A Neurological disorder that is characterised by impairments in motor performance and coordination are known as
11) One of the most widely used tests of executive functioning is the:
12) In the UK, two tests of speed of information processing, verbal memory tests (list learning and story recall), and visual memory tests (design learning and figure recall) is known as:
13) In the United States of America one most common neuropsychological tests used is known as:
14) Executive Functions: involve problem-solving, planning, initiative, organising, and they monitor and inhibit complex behaviours. These functions are normally associated with which area of the brain?
15) The diagnostic manual used by clinicians called DSM-IV-TR identifies two broader diagnostic syndromes into which many neurological disorders fall. Dementia is one which is characterised by which of the following:
16) In most cases, when diagnosing a neurological disorder such as dementia, the clinician will endeavour to classify it according to its cause. Which of the following is a specific cause that has been identified?:
17) Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of Encephalitis which refers to infections that cause an inflammation of the brain resulting from the direct infection of the brain by a virus:
18) Meningitis refers to that class of infections that cause inflammation of the meninges. Which Part of the brain does this refer to?
19) Sometimes the impairments caused by an infection are minor, but if the sufferer is hosting the virus over many years it may induce multiple symptoms of motor and cognitive dysfunction and create a syndrome of impairment that is known as:
20) Which of the following is a less disabling form of HIV dementia?
21) A fatal infectious disease known as: "Mad cow disease" is medically known as:
22) Early symptoms of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) include changes in mood, temperament and behaviour followed by impairments in memory and concentration, and confused thinking. The infectious agent in vCJD is thought to be which of the following?
23) Executive functioning involves the integrated use of several cognitive processes by which people problem-solve, plan, initiate, organise and monitor goal-directed activities. Deficits in this collection of integrated skills involves which kind of training:
24) A technique that has proven to be helpful in training individuals with amnesia, where people are prevented – as far as possible – from making any errors while learning a new skill or new information is known as:
25) A treatment designed to aid production and comprehension of speech is known as group communication treatment. A study by Elman & Berstein-Ellis (1999) showed:
26) Impairments in language and communication may manifest in a variety of ways, including deficits in the production of speech (e.g. fluent aphasia), an inability to comprehend or understand speech, and an inability to initiate speech (e.g. nonfluent aphasia). A treatment used with aphasic patients required to communicate without gesturing or pointing is known as:
27) In brain injury a severe trauma in which the brain is not just jarred but the impact also causes bruising to the brain is known as:
28) One way of dealing with memory impairments is to train patients in ways to help store and retrieve items and events to be remembered. One such technique is the use of:
29) Apraxia involves an inability to undertake learned and purposeful activities such as dressing, cooking etc., and means that sufferers must rely increasingly on caregivers to help with these activities. Limb apraxia is a common symptom of left hemisphere damage and consists of a deficit in performing gestures to verbal command or imitation. One form of rehabilitation training for limb apraxia is:
30) An alternative approach to dealing with attention deficits is not to try and improve attention itself, but to provide the client with some compensatory skills that will allow them to effectively manage their slowed information processing. This is knwn as: