Environmental Hazards and Cognitive Function Are Data Needed for the Personal

question 42

Multiple Choice

Environmental hazards and cognitive function are data needed for the personal and social history section of a neurologic assessment for

• A)adolescents.
• B)every patient.
• C)persons with seizures.
• D)pregnant women.
• E)infants.

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Definitions:

Convergent Thinking

Thinking that produces one correct answer; characteristic of the kind of thinking required on conventional intelligence tests.

General Intelligence

The theory that a single, general intelligence factor underlies all cognitive abilities, allowing individuals to perform a wide range of cognitive tasks.

Correct Answer

An accurate response or solution to a particular question or problem.

Mental Retardation

An outdated and insensitive term formerly used to describe individuals with below-average intellectual functioning and significant limitations in adaptive behaviors; now more commonly referred to as intellectual disability.