It Is Generally Believed That Accurate Diagnosis Is Especially Important

question 76

Multiple Choice

It is generally believed that accurate diagnosis is especially important in dealing with cognitive disorders because

• A)insurance companies only pay benefits when an organic basis has been confirmed.
• B)the diagnosis can identify specific medical conditions that can then sometimes be successfully treated.
• C)cognitive disorders are too easily confused with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
• D)once diagnosed,most cognitive disorders can be successfully treated.

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Definitions:

Depth-Of-Processing

Refers to the idea that information is more likely to be remembered depending on the level of cognitive processing it undergoes, with deeper, more meaningful processing leading to better retention.

Encoding-Specificity

The principle that memory retrieval is most effective when the cues at the time of recall match those present during encoding.

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli or signals that can prompt the recall of information stored in memory, facilitating access to particular pieces of information.

Context Reinstatement

A way of improving retrieval by re-creating the state of mind that accompanied the initial learning.