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Terms from Appendix C and from Class
12
Social Work
Graduate
01/31/2012

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Aphasia
Definition
Inability to understand or transmit ideas via reading, writing, or speech.
This is due to injury or disease of the brain centers involved in language.
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Echolalia
Definition
Parrot-like repeating what others say
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Palilalia
Definition
Repeating words or sounds over and over
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Apraxia
Definition
Inability to execute motor functions
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Agnosia
Definition
Inability to recognize or identify objects
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Executive Function
Definition
Ability to think abstractly and to plan, initiate, sequence, monitor, and stop complex behavior
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Nystagmus
Definition
Involuntary oscillation of the eye
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Tachycardia
Definition
Excessively fast heart beat (>100 beats/min.)
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Bradycardia
Definition
Excessively slow heart beat (<60 beats/min.)
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Conjunctival Injection
Definition
Blood shot eyes
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Diplopia
Definition
Double vision
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Echopraxia
Definition
Mimicking the movements that someone else is making.
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