States of Awareness

Delirium

CONSCIOUS: Disorientation, restlessness, confusion, hallucinations, agitation, alternating with other conscious states, develops quickly

Dementia

CONCOIUS: Progressive decline in spatial orientation, memory, behavior, and language

Confusion

CONSCIOUS: Reduced awareness, easily distracted, easily startled by sensory stimuli, alternates between drowsiness’s and excitability, resembled minor form of delirium state

Normal consciousness

Aware of self and external environment, well orientated, responsive

Chronic vegetative state

CONSCIOUS unresponsive, no evidence of cortical function

Asleep

UNCONSCIOUS can be aroused by normal stimuli (light, sound, touch)

Stupor

UNCONSCIOUS Can be aroused by extreme and/or repeated stimuli

Coma

UNCONSCIOUS Cannot be aroused and does not respond to stimuli