PSYC_3500__Assessment3_1.docx PSYC-3500 How damage of the brain affects other functions of the body Learning and Cognition Impediments to Learning and Memory - #3 Capella University Case Study #1 The brain is a
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PSYC_3500__Assessment3_1.docx PSYC-3500 How damage of the brain affects other functions of the body Learning and Cognition Impediments to Learning and Memory - #3 Capella University Case Study #1 The brain is a complex organ that controls countless functions of the body. In the case of 70 year-old Linda, a stroke was the cause of her severe brain damage. Her partner John taught her how to read again due to her loss of memory. During a stroke, blood cannot get to the area that controls a certain function of the body. According to (www.stroke.org, 2020), Lindas stroke occurred in the left side of the brain which caused her to be partially parallyzed on the right side, has trouble with her speech and loss of memory. However, John helps her learn how to read again by showing flash cards in hopes of building her vocabulary to form sentences or phrases. This technique is called “chunking†which according to Miller (1956), describes it as “taking small words and combining them to create meaningful phrases or sentencesâ€. Case Study #2 Cathy suffered a massive brain bleed that burst and caused her to lose the ability to walk, talk and open her eyes. The brain bleed also caused her to have blurry vision, memory loss and problems with her equilibrium. She did not show any symptoms before it happened except feeling dizzy which she attributed to not eating. Cathy underwent many surgeries and ongoing therapies. She suffered a Hemorrhagic Stroke, which is bleeding that occurs within the brain or betw. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .
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