Cognitive Impairment

A Cognitive Impairment is an impairment/health condition of cognition.

• AKA: Cognitive Deficit.
• Context:
  • It can be measured by a Cognitive Impairement Measure (often associated with a cognitive impairment test).
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• Example(s):
  • Intellectual Disability.
  • Learning Disability.
  • Dyslexia.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Depression.
  • Psychological Stress.
• See: Neuropsychological Assessment, Working Memory Impairment, Executive Function Impairment.

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References

2022

• (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_deficit Retrieved:2022-12-30.
  • Cognitive deficit is an inclusive term to describe any characteristic that acts as a barrier to the cognition process. The term may describe
    • deficits in overall intelligence (as with intellectual disabilities),
    • specific and restricted deficits in cognitive abilities (such as in learning disorders like dyslexia),
    • neuropsychological deficits (such as in attention, working memory or executive function),
    • or it may describe drug-induced impairment in cognition and memory (such as that seen with alcohol, glucocorticoids, and the benzodiazepines. )

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