Cognition Terminology

1234567891011121314
Across
  1. 4. potentially reversible disorder with a rapid onset in which awareness of the environment is dulled and the ability to focus, sustain, and shift attention is reduced; memory and judgment are impaired; disorientation may occur; speech is rapid, rambling, or incoherent; restlessness is common; and sudden, intense emotional swings, Hallucinations/ vivid dreams, and delusions may occur.Psychosis is an abnormal state of mind where the person has an altered state of reality, disorganized thinking, speech and behaviors
  2. 5. restlessness
  3. 6. inability to express and understand language
  4. 8. difficulty understanding numbers
  5. 9. difficulty with reading and language-based skills impacting reading fluency, decoding and comprehension
  6. 11. difficulty swallowing
  7. 13. distorted perceptions of actual sights, sounds and other stimuli
  8. 14. rigid false beliefs
Down
  1. 1. to an irreversible, slow progressive deterioration of all cognitive functions with little or no disturbance of consciousness or perception
  2. 2. meaningless phrases
  3. 3. inability to express and understand language. Either expressive, receptive or global
  4. 4. difficulty swallowing
  5. 7. imagined sensory experiences
  6. 8. Disability impacting fine motor skills and the ability to write clearly and legibly
  7. 10. lack of muscle coordination
  8. 12. an abnormal state of mind where the person has an altered state of reality, disorganized thinking, speech and behaviors