KINESIOL 3B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Depth Perception, Agnosia, Proprioception
3 Jul 2016
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Motor problems related to perception, imagery, memory. Have trouble converting words to images and images to words. Characterized by: nonspecific awkwardness, problems with laterality (left and right), inadequate perceptual-motor function. Poorly developed body awareness: poorly develop kinesthesis (not knowing where the body is in space and time), fine motor incoordination (not able to correct movements while in progress) But, these deficits are present in normal preschool children. If these deficits remain developmentally inappropriate apraxia: lack of understanding where the body is and how it works. Can"t discriminate between size/shape/texture, large/small ball, smooth/rough surface, and have difficult playing games. Figure- ground discrimination: can"t discriminate object from complex background. Object constancy: can"t identify an object when viewed from any side other than the one from which they learned to identify it. Object identification/visual agnosia: can"t synthesize the whole picture (ex. Figure-ground discrimination: cannot hear a sound among a background of sounds.
