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Taylor: Ch 34

Key terms- Sensory Stimulation

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Adaptation adjustment of living with other living things and environmental conditions
Arousal condition in which the cortical area of the brain receives and responds appropriately to stimuli
Culturally competent care care delivered with an awareness of the aspects of the patient's culture
Disturbed sensory perception a state in which the individual or group experiences or is at risk for a change in the amount, pattern, or interpretation of incoming stimuli
Kinesthesia awareness of positioning of body parts and body movement
Reticular activating system (RAS) network of neurons in the core of the brainstem, with ascending and descending tracts to other areas of the brain that monitor and regulate incoming sensory stimuli and level of arousal
Sensoristasis arousal state of the reticular activating system; general drive state
Sensory deficit impaired or absent functioning of one or more senses
Sensory deprivation condition resulting from decreased sensory input or input that is monotonous, unpatterned, or meaningless
Sensory overload condition resulting from excessive sensory input to which the brain is unable to meaningfully respond
Sensory perception interpretation of incoming stimuli
Sensory reception the process of receiving data about the internal or external environment through the senses
Stereognosis the sense that perceives the solidity of objects, their size, shape, and texture
Stimulus agent, act, or other influence capable of initiating a response by the nervous system
Visceral pertaining to inner organs
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