A Client Is Experiencing Progressive Changes in Memory That Have

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client is experiencing progressive changes in memory that have interfered with personal, social, and occupational functioning. The client exhibits poor judgment and has a short attention span. A nurse should recognize these as classic signs of which condition?

• A)Mania
• B)Delirium
• C)Dementia
• D)Parkinsonism

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Definitions:

Difference Threshold

The smallest amount by which a stimulus must be changed in order to produce a noticeable variation in sensory experience.

Minimum Transduction

The least amount of energy needed for a sensory system to detect a stimulus.

The Pupil

The opening in the center of the iris of the eye, through which light enters to reach the retina.

Aperture

In optics, the opening through which light travels in devices such as cameras and microscopes, controlling the amount of light that enters.