A Patient Has Memory Loss of Events That Occurred Before

question 28

Multiple Choice

A patient has memory loss of events that occurred before a head injury.What cognitive disorder does the nurse suspect the patient is experiencing?

• A) Selective memory deficit
• B) Anterograde amnesia
• C) Retrograde amnesia
• D) Executive memory deficit

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Definitions:

Salivation

The secretion of saliva, which can be stimulated by the sight, smell, or thought of food, aiding in digestion and oral hygiene.

UCS

Unconditioned Stimulus; in classical conditioning, it is a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior learning.

Classical Conditioning

A process of learning where two stimuli are continually paired together; the response, initially caused by the second stimulus, is finally caused by the first stimulus alone.

Watson

Pertains to John B. Watson, the American psychologist who founded the behaviorism school of psychology.