Cognitive disorders refer to disorcers such as Dementia , Delirium , or Amnesia characterized by impairments in Cognition , such as deficits in memory , language , or planning and caused by a medical condition or by substance intoxication or withdrawal

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Delirium at psychology-glossary.com■■■■■■■
Delirium refers to a cognitive disorder that is acute and usually transient characterized by disorientation, . . . Read More
Amnestic disorder at psychology-glossary.com■■■■■
Amnestic disorder refers to a form of cognitive disorder characterized by memory impairments that are . . . Read More
Amnesia at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Amnesia refers to the partial or complete loss of memory resulting from brain trauma or psychological . . . Read More
Dementia of the Alzheimer’s type at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
dementia of the Alzheimer’s type refers to gradual onset of cognitive deficits caused by Alzheimer’s . . . Read More
Deficit at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
A deficit refers to a lack or shortfall in a specific area of functioning or ability. Deficits can be . . . Read More
Cognitive neuropsychology at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
- Cognitive neuropsychology : Cognitive neuropsychology refers to one of the four (4) approaches in the . . . Read More
PDDs at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
PDDs is the acronym of Pervasive Developmental Disorders which is a category of Disorders characterized . . . Read More
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Faces Scale refers to a measure of job satisfaction in which raters place a mark under a facial expression . . . Read More
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Substance dependence at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
substance dependence refers to a diagnosis of an adolescent (or adult) who must show a maladaptive pattern . . . Read More