Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam
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1. anoxia lack of oxygen
2. hypoxia decreased oxygen
3. A-B-C data A- antecedents
B- behavior
C- consequences
collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the
unwanted behavior
4. active treatment in- a relationship that increases independence. Implies directed action, teach-
teraction ing and a certain degree of risk taking.
5. akathisia inability to remain still, motor restlessness
6. akinisia slowness and loss of movement
7. amygdala "fight or flight" structure close to the hippocampus. tied to emotional mem-
ories and reactions.
8. anosognosia lack of awareness of deficits
9. anxiolytics anti-anxiety meds
10. aphasia expressive/receptive difficulty with speech
11. apraxia inability to conduct purposeful movement
12. ataxia impaired ability to coordinate movement
13. axon transmits signals from one cell body to another via synapses
14. basal ganglia four nerve cell clusters, handle physical movement by relaying info from
cerebral cortex to brainstem and cerebellum
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jrskxz
1. anoxia lack of oxygen
2. hypoxia decreased oxygen
3. A-B-C data A- antecedents
B- behavior
C- consequences
collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the
unwanted behavior
4. active treatment in- a relationship that increases independence. Implies directed action, teach-
teraction ing and a certain degree of risk taking.
5. akathisia inability to remain still, motor restlessness
6. akinisia slowness and loss of movement
7. amygdala "fight or flight" structure close to the hippocampus. tied to emotional mem-
ories and reactions.
8. anosognosia lack of awareness of deficits
9. anxiolytics anti-anxiety meds
10. aphasia expressive/receptive difficulty with speech
11. apraxia inability to conduct purposeful movement
12. ataxia impaired ability to coordinate movement
13. axon transmits signals from one cell body to another via synapses
14. basal ganglia four nerve cell clusters, handle physical movement by relaying info from
cerebral cortex to brainstem and cerebellum
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