ACBIS Study Guide Questions and Answers
1. Diffuse Axonal Injury: Delicate nerve tissues rip, tear, and stretch
2. Hematoma: Accumulation of blood, causing pressure
3. Hydrocephalus: Blockage of CSF, causing pressure
4. Anoxia: Stop in oxygen getting to the brain
5. Hypoxia: Decreased amount of oxygen getting to the brain
6. Hemorrhages: Major bleeding from when the brain rubs against the inside of the skull
7. Coup- Contracoup: Ettect when the back of the head is struck and the front of the brain is injured by the
brain bouncing back and forth.
8. A-B-C data: "A" stands for antededents to the behavior. "B" is for the behavior. "C" is for the consequences to the
behavior. A-B-C data collects information, not only on the unwanted behavior, but also on what immediately precedes
and follows the behavior.
9. Absence seizures: Formerly known as petit mal, there is transient loss of consciousness. Person may cease
physical movement, have loss of attention or stare vacantly, neither speaking not apparently hearing what is said. May
be excessive eye blinking, staring, or chewing movements. May be so brief that may not be recognized.
10. Acquired Brain Injury: An injury to the brain occurring after birth that is not hereditary, congenital or
degenerative; does not refer to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.
11. Acitive Treatment interaction: Very broad concept that avoids caring for a person in a custodial sense
or behaving in ways that are likely to increase dependency within the relationship. The term implies directed action,
teaching, and a certain degree of risk taking.
12. ADA: Americans with Disability Act
13. Administrative Law: Law that is created by administrative agencees, such as the Dept. of Health and
Human Services, Congress or the state legislature. Administrative law authorizes an agency to create laws knows as
rules or regulations.
14. Advanced Directive: Terms used for a living will.
15. Akathisia: Inability to sit or stand still; motor restlessness.
16. Akinesia: Slowness and loss of movement.
17. Americans with Disabilities Act: Known as the ADA, its purpose is to eliminate discrimination on
the basis of the disability in the full and equal enjoyments of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or
accomodations of any place of public accomodation by any person who owns, leases, or operates a place of public
accomodation.
18. Amygdala: Close to the hippocampus, the amygdala is a "Fight or Flight" structure closely tied with emotional
memories and reactions.
, ACBIS Study Guide Questions and Answers
19. Anosognosia: Lack of awareness of deficits
20. Anoxic: Lack of oxygen
21. Anxiolytics: Anti-anxiety medications
22. Aphasia: Diflculty understanding speech and/or diflculty expressing thoughts
23. Apraxia: Inability to conduct purposeful movement
24. Arachnoid: Like a spiderweb that bridges the brain's many wrinkles and folds.
25. Arousal: General state of readiness of an individual to process sensory information and/or organize a response
26. Aspiration: Inhalation of foods, liquids or vomitus into the lungs
27. Ataxia: Impaired ability to coordinate movement
28. Atrophy: Wasting of size or functional activity
29. Axon: A long 'slim wire' in the neuron that transmits signals from one cell body to another via junctions known
as synapses
30. Basal Ganglia: Four nerve clusters of the basal ganglia or "Nerve Knots" help handle physical movements
by relaying information from the cerebral cortex to the brainstem and cerebellem.
31. Brain stem: It is like the "point person" for all incoming and outgoing information and basic life functions.
Contains many of the centers for the senses of hearing, touch, taste, and balance. It does not attect sight and smell.
32. Brocca's area: Controls muscles of the face and mouth and enables the production of speech. Located in
the lower portion of the motor cortex in the left frontal-temporal lobe.
33. CARF: Commission for the Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities is a national accreditation agency with standards
for rehabilitation programs.
34. CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
35. Cellulitis: Inflamation of skin
36. Cerebellum: "Movement" part of the brain. Coordinates, modulates, and stores all body movements.
37. Cerebral Cortex: Dedicated to the highest levels of thinking, moving, and acting. Divided into 2 hemi-
spheres.
38. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF): Fluid that bathes the brain inside the skull
39. Clonic: Alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles
40. Cognition: Conscious process of knowing or being aware of thoughts or perceptions, including understanding
and reasoning
41. Cognitive impairment: Diflculty with perception, memory, attention, and reasoning skills. Activities of
daily living, such as hygiene, eating, household management, community re-integration, and many other aspects of
day-to-day living are ettected with cognitive changes.
1. Diffuse Axonal Injury: Delicate nerve tissues rip, tear, and stretch
2. Hematoma: Accumulation of blood, causing pressure
3. Hydrocephalus: Blockage of CSF, causing pressure
4. Anoxia: Stop in oxygen getting to the brain
5. Hypoxia: Decreased amount of oxygen getting to the brain
6. Hemorrhages: Major bleeding from when the brain rubs against the inside of the skull
7. Coup- Contracoup: Ettect when the back of the head is struck and the front of the brain is injured by the
brain bouncing back and forth.
8. A-B-C data: "A" stands for antededents to the behavior. "B" is for the behavior. "C" is for the consequences to the
behavior. A-B-C data collects information, not only on the unwanted behavior, but also on what immediately precedes
and follows the behavior.
9. Absence seizures: Formerly known as petit mal, there is transient loss of consciousness. Person may cease
physical movement, have loss of attention or stare vacantly, neither speaking not apparently hearing what is said. May
be excessive eye blinking, staring, or chewing movements. May be so brief that may not be recognized.
10. Acquired Brain Injury: An injury to the brain occurring after birth that is not hereditary, congenital or
degenerative; does not refer to brain injuries induced by birth trauma.
11. Acitive Treatment interaction: Very broad concept that avoids caring for a person in a custodial sense
or behaving in ways that are likely to increase dependency within the relationship. The term implies directed action,
teaching, and a certain degree of risk taking.
12. ADA: Americans with Disability Act
13. Administrative Law: Law that is created by administrative agencees, such as the Dept. of Health and
Human Services, Congress or the state legislature. Administrative law authorizes an agency to create laws knows as
rules or regulations.
14. Advanced Directive: Terms used for a living will.
15. Akathisia: Inability to sit or stand still; motor restlessness.
16. Akinesia: Slowness and loss of movement.
17. Americans with Disabilities Act: Known as the ADA, its purpose is to eliminate discrimination on
the basis of the disability in the full and equal enjoyments of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or
accomodations of any place of public accomodation by any person who owns, leases, or operates a place of public
accomodation.
18. Amygdala: Close to the hippocampus, the amygdala is a "Fight or Flight" structure closely tied with emotional
memories and reactions.
, ACBIS Study Guide Questions and Answers
19. Anosognosia: Lack of awareness of deficits
20. Anoxic: Lack of oxygen
21. Anxiolytics: Anti-anxiety medications
22. Aphasia: Diflculty understanding speech and/or diflculty expressing thoughts
23. Apraxia: Inability to conduct purposeful movement
24. Arachnoid: Like a spiderweb that bridges the brain's many wrinkles and folds.
25. Arousal: General state of readiness of an individual to process sensory information and/or organize a response
26. Aspiration: Inhalation of foods, liquids or vomitus into the lungs
27. Ataxia: Impaired ability to coordinate movement
28. Atrophy: Wasting of size or functional activity
29. Axon: A long 'slim wire' in the neuron that transmits signals from one cell body to another via junctions known
as synapses
30. Basal Ganglia: Four nerve clusters of the basal ganglia or "Nerve Knots" help handle physical movements
by relaying information from the cerebral cortex to the brainstem and cerebellem.
31. Brain stem: It is like the "point person" for all incoming and outgoing information and basic life functions.
Contains many of the centers for the senses of hearing, touch, taste, and balance. It does not attect sight and smell.
32. Brocca's area: Controls muscles of the face and mouth and enables the production of speech. Located in
the lower portion of the motor cortex in the left frontal-temporal lobe.
33. CARF: Commission for the Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities is a national accreditation agency with standards
for rehabilitation programs.
34. CDC: Center for Disease Control and Prevention
35. Cellulitis: Inflamation of skin
36. Cerebellum: "Movement" part of the brain. Coordinates, modulates, and stores all body movements.
37. Cerebral Cortex: Dedicated to the highest levels of thinking, moving, and acting. Divided into 2 hemi-
spheres.
38. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF): Fluid that bathes the brain inside the skull
39. Clonic: Alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles
40. Cognition: Conscious process of knowing or being aware of thoughts or perceptions, including understanding
and reasoning
41. Cognitive impairment: Diflculty with perception, memory, attention, and reasoning skills. Activities of
daily living, such as hygiene, eating, household management, community re-integration, and many other aspects of
day-to-day living are ettected with cognitive changes.
