disorientation

Japanese: disorientation
disorientation

…Orientation is about gaining insight and perspective into the current situation and verifying it, so it is essential to integrate mental functions such as attention, cognition, thinking, judgment, and memory. A state in which orientation is impaired is called disorientation, and is seen particularly in cases where there is a disturbance in consciousness or memory due to organic brain disease, and the presence of disorientation often leads to the inference of the above disorders. [Takemasa Kenichi]. …

*Some explanations of terms that mention "disorientation" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…現在置かれている状況を洞察・展望し,照合確認することが見当識であるから,注意や認知,思考,判断,記憶などの精神機能の統合が不可欠である。見当識の障害された状態を失見当識disorientationとよぶが,とりわけ脳の器質的疾患に基づく意識障害のある場合や記憶障害のある場合にみられ,また失見当識の存在から上記の障害が推定されることが多い。【武正 建一】。…

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