Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
register or orient
English answer:
does not become aware of or directionally respond to
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Jack Doughty
Nov 21, 2009 17:34
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register or orient
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The child does not register or orient to most auditory, visual or tactile input, this was evident throughout the assessment (e.g. when her name was called, when asked to sit on the swing).
What is the exact meaning of this phrase here?
What is the exact meaning of this phrase here?
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Nov 26, 2009 12:34: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
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does not become aware of or respond to
The child does not appear to ralize that this input is taking place and does not react to it in any way.
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Peer comment(s):
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Vicky Nash
: orient would specifically suggest "turn towards" too.
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Thank you. Yes, I think you're right.
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Lirka
: we use " perceive" in medicine for becoming aware of stimuli, but generally thaht's the idea
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Thank you.
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Liam Hamilton
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Thank you.
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Rolf Keiser
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Thank you.
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Thank you.
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acknowledge or respond to/process the information
or the input during testing
Peer comment(s):
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Lirka
: I do not believe that "acknowledge" is the right word here; I'd use "perceive". In addition, we do not know if the child processes the info or not, it only does not show a response.
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neither perceives nor responds to
The child is neither able to perceive the stimuli, nor respond in a [proper] manner. This was evident during the exam and it probably signifies a pathological condition.
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: nor responds to in the sense of not paying attention to it.
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Discussion
The other term, "orient", is not a synonym. "Orient" means that the subject changes his physical position in response to the stimulus. For example, if the stimulus is a sound, the child would normally turn his head in the direction of the sound to see what it is. If it is a visual stimulus, he stares at it. If it is tactile, he would normally withdraw or grasp, depending on the nature of the stimulus.