A nurse asks a patient to follow a moving pen with only her eyes. The patient has difficulty moving the left side of his body after a stroke affecting the r...

Assessment: Psychology 9218 | Paper 1 Mock 01 | Cognition and behaviour Subject: Psychology - 9218

Question 1 Report

A nurse asks a patient to follow a moving pen with only her eyes. The patient has difficulty moving the left side of his body after a stroke affecting the right side of the brain.

(a) Which side of the brain normally controls movement on the left side of the body? [1]
(b) Explain the term contralateral using the patient's symptoms. [2]

Answer Details

(a) Right hemisphere [1] (b) Contralateral means one side of the brain controls the opposite side of the body [1]. The patient's right-brain stroke is linked to impaired movement on his left side [1].

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