Right Hemisphere Disorders
_____ is the inability to recognize faces in the absence of other visual agnosias.
What is prosopagnosia
The inability for a person to realize they have deficits
What is Anosognosia
When patients believe nothing is wrong with their speech/language/cognitive skills
What is denial
_____ believe they are helping the patients, even though their words and actions may go against the SLP’s recommendations and suggestions while ____ understands the SLP teachings and generalize those ideas outside of therapy.
What are enablers vs helpers
The belief that loved ones, significant others, or family members have been replaced by imposters who look and sound like the original person
What is Capgras Syndrome
Visual and/or auditory perceptions that can be threatening
What are paranoid hallucinations
When the deficits and disorders that occur enable an individual to move forward to progress through therapy
What is acceptance
____ wants to learn about the disorders of the patients while ____ feels sorry for the patients with little understanding of the patients’ emotions.
What are Empathizers vs Sympathizers
A rare condition, it involves a belief in the existence of multiple and identical persons, places, and body parts
What is Reduplicative Paramnesia
The delusional belief that a familiar person is able to take on the guise of another person, at times many other people, and assume their exact appearance
What is Fredoli delusion
When individuals feel a lack of ownership of goals and feel frustrated because they feel out of control
What is anger
Supportive, motivative, helpful, and empathetic
What is the ideal caregiver
Rare loss of color vision due to trauma or damage to the cortex
What is Cerebral Achromatopsia
The cause of right hemisphere disorders
Individuals lose sense of purpose and may appear apathetic, unmotivated, and discouraged
What is depression
____ diminish the value of therapy while ____ supports therapy.
What are detractors vs supporters
Inability to perceive multiple details at one time. May perseverate on details of an object but cant perceive it as a whole
What is Simultagnosia
The six right hemisphere functions
What is the perception of musical harmony, perception of temporal order, emotional experience & expressions, visual perception, and arousal & attention
When individuals search for hope by looking to a higher being to make a deal
What is bargaining
_____ cause stress and negative responses such as avoidance, regression, and projection while ____ aid in keeping the patient positive
What are demotivators vs motivators