CBIS (CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY
SPECIALIST) NEWEST EXAM LATEST
2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED (DETAILED)
ANSWERS/ALREADY GRADED A+
What does GCS stand for? Correct Answer Glasgow Coma Scale
What does the Glasgow Coma Scale measure? Correct Answer
Level of consciousness
What are the three components used to generate the Glasgow
Coma Scale? Correct Answer Eye opening, verbal response,
motor response
What range of scores is possible on the Glasgow Coma Scale?
Correct Answer Between 3 and 15
How is the level of brain injury categorized based on GCS
scores? Correct Answer Mild (13-15), moderate (9-12), severe (8
or less)
,True or false: duration of PTA is a poor predictor of long-term
issues following brain injury Correct Answer False; it is a good
predictor
What levels of the Rancho Los Amigos Scale indicate that the
person requires total assistance? Correct Answer Levels 1-3
What levels of the Rancho Los Amigos Scale indicate that the
person requires maximal assistance? Correct Answer Levels 4-5
What GCS score indicates the end of LOS per the TBIMS?
Correct Answer Score of 6
What is one outcome measure that can be used from coma to
return to community? Correct Answer Disability Rating Scale
(DRS)
What are two important outcome measures that assess quality of
life post-TBI? Correct Answer The WHOQOL (World Health Org
Quality of Life) scale and the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life) scale
What are some common measures of neuropsychological
functioning? Correct Answer Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
(WAIS), Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS), RBANS
,What are some commonly used measures of depression? Correct
Answer Beck Depression Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire
(PHQ-9), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
(CES-D), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
What are some commonly used measures of anxiety? Correct
Answer Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Generalized Anxiety
Disorder Scale (GAD-7)
McMaster Family Assessment Device (MFAD) Correct Answer a
60-item outcome measure that determines family functioning
following a TBI
Pediatric Test of Brain Injury (PTBI) Correct Answer the first
criterion-referenced, standardized test for children ages 6-16 to
assess the skills kids need to return to school and function in the
general education curriculum
Neuropsychology definition Correct Answer branch of
neuroscience concerned with understanding how the brain
produces behavior
Brain Hypothesis Correct Answer the belief that the control of all
human functions and the overall conscious experience lies within
the brain
, Neutral monism Correct Answer the view that the mind and the
body are the same entity
Early signs of the brain hypothesis Correct Answer dates as far
back as the Mesolithic period, with evidence of trepanning or
trephination of living patients (similar to creating Burr holes to
relieve intracranial pressure)
To whom do many attribute the birth of contemporary
neuropsychology? Correct Answer Franz Joseph Gall (he and his
colleague were responsible for developing the field of phrenology)
Gall and Spurzheim's crucial concepts that catalyzed the growth
of neuropsychology Correct Answer the cortex performs specific
brain operations, the cortex interacts with other regions of the
CNS to produce behaviors, and the corpus callosum allows
communication between the 2 hemispheres of the brain
Localization of brain functions Correct Answer the concept
referring to the presence of various brain organs that serve as the
local centers for various aspects of mental functions
Lesion studies Correct Answer How scientists were able to
explore basic brain functions in animals; helped make significant
progress in uncovering the neurophysiological basis for various
behaviors
SPECIALIST) NEWEST EXAM LATEST
2025/2026 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED (DETAILED)
ANSWERS/ALREADY GRADED A+
What does GCS stand for? Correct Answer Glasgow Coma Scale
What does the Glasgow Coma Scale measure? Correct Answer
Level of consciousness
What are the three components used to generate the Glasgow
Coma Scale? Correct Answer Eye opening, verbal response,
motor response
What range of scores is possible on the Glasgow Coma Scale?
Correct Answer Between 3 and 15
How is the level of brain injury categorized based on GCS
scores? Correct Answer Mild (13-15), moderate (9-12), severe (8
or less)
,True or false: duration of PTA is a poor predictor of long-term
issues following brain injury Correct Answer False; it is a good
predictor
What levels of the Rancho Los Amigos Scale indicate that the
person requires total assistance? Correct Answer Levels 1-3
What levels of the Rancho Los Amigos Scale indicate that the
person requires maximal assistance? Correct Answer Levels 4-5
What GCS score indicates the end of LOS per the TBIMS?
Correct Answer Score of 6
What is one outcome measure that can be used from coma to
return to community? Correct Answer Disability Rating Scale
(DRS)
What are two important outcome measures that assess quality of
life post-TBI? Correct Answer The WHOQOL (World Health Org
Quality of Life) scale and the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life) scale
What are some common measures of neuropsychological
functioning? Correct Answer Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
(WAIS), Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS), RBANS
,What are some commonly used measures of depression? Correct
Answer Beck Depression Inventory, Patient Health Questionnaire
(PHQ-9), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
(CES-D), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
What are some commonly used measures of anxiety? Correct
Answer Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Generalized Anxiety
Disorder Scale (GAD-7)
McMaster Family Assessment Device (MFAD) Correct Answer a
60-item outcome measure that determines family functioning
following a TBI
Pediatric Test of Brain Injury (PTBI) Correct Answer the first
criterion-referenced, standardized test for children ages 6-16 to
assess the skills kids need to return to school and function in the
general education curriculum
Neuropsychology definition Correct Answer branch of
neuroscience concerned with understanding how the brain
produces behavior
Brain Hypothesis Correct Answer the belief that the control of all
human functions and the overall conscious experience lies within
the brain
, Neutral monism Correct Answer the view that the mind and the
body are the same entity
Early signs of the brain hypothesis Correct Answer dates as far
back as the Mesolithic period, with evidence of trepanning or
trephination of living patients (similar to creating Burr holes to
relieve intracranial pressure)
To whom do many attribute the birth of contemporary
neuropsychology? Correct Answer Franz Joseph Gall (he and his
colleague were responsible for developing the field of phrenology)
Gall and Spurzheim's crucial concepts that catalyzed the growth
of neuropsychology Correct Answer the cortex performs specific
brain operations, the cortex interacts with other regions of the
CNS to produce behaviors, and the corpus callosum allows
communication between the 2 hemispheres of the brain
Localization of brain functions Correct Answer the concept
referring to the presence of various brain organs that serve as the
local centers for various aspects of mental functions
Lesion studies Correct Answer How scientists were able to
explore basic brain functions in animals; helped make significant
progress in uncovering the neurophysiological basis for various
behaviors
