NSE 12A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Sensory Overload, Music Therapy, Otitis Media
6 Nov 2017
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A&b p. 341-343 box 17-1 helping clients with sensory loss. A&b, p. 374 strategies for vision loss, p&p chapter 47. Learning objectives: differentiate among the three components of any sensory experience: a. reception b. perception c. reaction. Reception: stimulus of a nerve cell called the receptor designed for one type of stimulus ie light, sounds touch. Perception: awareness and receiving of the stimuli depends on the area of the cerebral cortex where specialized brain cells interpret, when the pt becomes conscious of the sensation perception takes place. Leave the building or look to audrey for intrsuctions. Reaction: if multiple stimuli take place the brain reacts to the most meaningful or significant one (ie on phone). Someone pours cup of tea and patient don"t know what to do. What do you want in it? i don"t know what to do with the tea . If 3 components are affected, it affects sense of self: discuss the relationship of sensory function to an individual"s level of wellness.
