The Physical Therapist Makes the Following Note in the Patient's

question 95

Multiple Choice

The physical therapist makes the following note in the patient's medical record: "A 20-year-old female patient with cerebral palsy was evaluated today and noted to have increased spasticity in the upper limbs."

• A)The patient is unable to move her arms, and the arms have decreased muscle tone.
• B)The patient's arms move about in an uncoordinated fashion.
• C)The patient's arm muscles are tightly bent, and it is difficult to straighten them.
• D)The patient's arms are moving in a writhing motion.
• E)The patient's legs and arms are paralyzed, and have no muscle tone.

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Definitions:

Retrieval Failure

A phenomenon where information cannot be accessed or recalled from memory, often due to interference or insufficient retrieval cues.

Encoding Failure

A situation in which information does not get stored in long-term memory because of inadequate or insufficient encoding processes.

Storage Failure

A failure in the ability to retain information over time, typically referring to long-term memory loss.

State-dependent Memory

The phenomenon that information learned in a specific mental or emotional state is more easily recalled when in that same state.