Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS)
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Athetoid movements - ✔✔slow, involuntary writhing movements of the
hands, feet, fingers, and toes; usually caused by lesions to the brain
Autonomic Dysregulation - ✔✔involuntary, automatic changes in body
temp, HR, BP and breathing caused by malfunction of autonomic nervous
system
Agnosia - ✔✔lack of awareness of sensations and inability to recognize
objects
Akinesia - ✔✔slowness or loss of voluntary movement; often result of
damage to basal ganglia
Amygdala - ✔✔part of limbic system, tied to emotional memories/reactions;
includes aggressive responsive and fight-or-flight response
Anosognosia - ✔✔Lack of awareness or denial of paralysis of a limb
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, Antecedent - ✔✔used in behavioral psych to describe a contextual cue that
results in a behavior
Anterior cord syndrome - ✔✔Loss of muscle control, pain & temperature
sensation below lesion
No loss of proprioception or touch sensation
Apraxia - ✔✔inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of
brain damage.
Ataxia - ✔✔lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
Ballisms - ✔✔a movement disorder characterized by quick, flailing
movements
Basal Ganglia - ✔✔coordinates physical movement by relaying info from
cerebral cortex to brain stem and cerebellum
Benign Neglect - ✔✔medical staff discomfort or inexperience in treating
certain patients or conditions (w/o intended malice)
Brain Injury Family Intervention (BIFI) - ✔✔an intervention intended to
enhance family functioning by improving family member psychological well-
being, life satisfaction, and access to services
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Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Solved | Latest Update
Athetoid movements - ✔✔slow, involuntary writhing movements of the
hands, feet, fingers, and toes; usually caused by lesions to the brain
Autonomic Dysregulation - ✔✔involuntary, automatic changes in body
temp, HR, BP and breathing caused by malfunction of autonomic nervous
system
Agnosia - ✔✔lack of awareness of sensations and inability to recognize
objects
Akinesia - ✔✔slowness or loss of voluntary movement; often result of
damage to basal ganglia
Amygdala - ✔✔part of limbic system, tied to emotional memories/reactions;
includes aggressive responsive and fight-or-flight response
Anosognosia - ✔✔Lack of awareness or denial of paralysis of a limb
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, Antecedent - ✔✔used in behavioral psych to describe a contextual cue that
results in a behavior
Anterior cord syndrome - ✔✔Loss of muscle control, pain & temperature
sensation below lesion
No loss of proprioception or touch sensation
Apraxia - ✔✔inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of
brain damage.
Ataxia - ✔✔lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
Ballisms - ✔✔a movement disorder characterized by quick, flailing
movements
Basal Ganglia - ✔✔coordinates physical movement by relaying info from
cerebral cortex to brain stem and cerebellum
Benign Neglect - ✔✔medical staff discomfort or inexperience in treating
certain patients or conditions (w/o intended malice)
Brain Injury Family Intervention (BIFI) - ✔✔an intervention intended to
enhance family functioning by improving family member psychological well-
being, life satisfaction, and access to services
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