CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST EXAM

CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST EXAM anoxia - CORRECT ANSWER -lack of oxygen hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER -decreased oxygen A-B-C data - CORRECT ANSWER -A- antecedents B- behavior C- consequences collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the unwanted behavior active treatment interaction - CORRECT ANSWER -a relationship that increases independence. Implies directed action, teaching and a certain degree of risk taking. akathisia - CORRECT ANSWER -inability to remain still, motor restlessness akinisia - CORRECT ANSWER -slowness and loss of movement amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER -"fight or flight" structure close to the hippocampus. tied to emotional memories and reactions. anosognosia - CORRECT ANSWER -lack of awareness of deficits anxiolytics - CORRECT ANSWER -anti-anxiety meds aphasia - CORRECT ANSWER -expressive/receptive difficulty with speech apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER -inability to conduct purposeful movement ataxia - CORRECT ANSWER -impaired ability to coordinate movement axon - CORRECT ANSWER -transmits signals from one cell body to another via synapses basal ganglia - CORRECT ANSWER -four nerve cell clusters, handle physical movement by relaying info from cerebral cortex to brainstem and cerebellum brain stem - CORRECT ANSWER -doesn't affect sight and smell