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Diffuse Axonal Injury - ANSWER Delicate nerve tissues rip, tear, and stretch
Hematoma - ANSWER Accumulation of blood, causing pressure
Hydrocephalus - ANSWER Blockage of CSF, causing pressure
Anoxia - ANSWER Stop in oxygen getting to the brain
Hypoxia - ANSWER Decreased amount of oxygen getting to the brain
Hemorrhages - ANSWER Major bleeding from when the brain rubs against the inside
of the skull
Coup- Contracoup - ANSWER Effect when the back of the head is struck and the front
of the brain is injured by the brain bouncing back and forth.
A-B-C data - ANSWER "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.
Absence seizures - ANSWER 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.
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,Acquired Brain Injury - ANSWER 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.
Acitive Treatment interaction - ANSWER 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.
ADA - ANSWER Americans with Disability Act
Administrative Law - ANSWER 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.
Advanced Directive - ANSWER Terms used for a living will.
Akathisia - ANSWER Inability to sit or stand still; motor restlessness.
Akinesia - ANSWER Slowness and loss of movement.
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER 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.
Amygdala - ANSWER Close to the hippocampus, the amygdala is a "Fight or Flight"
structure closely tied with emotional memories and reactions.
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, Anosognosia - ANSWER Lack of awareness of deficits
Anoxic - ANSWER Lack of oxygen
Anxiolytics - ANSWER Anti-anxiety medications
Aphasia - ANSWER Difficulty understanding speech and/or difficulty expressing
thoughts
Apraxia - ANSWER Inability to conduct purposeful movement
Arachnoid - ANSWER Like a spiderweb that bridges the brain's many wrinkles and
folds.
Arousal - ANSWER General state of readiness of an individual to process sensory
information and/or organize a response
Aspiration - ANSWER Inhalation of foods, liquids or vomitus into the lungs
Ataxia - ANSWER Impaired ability to coordinate movement
Atrophy - ANSWER Wasting of size or functional activity
Axon - ANSWER A long 'slim wire' in the neuron that transmits signals from one cell
body to another via junctions known as synapses
Basal Ganglia - ANSWER 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.
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Diffuse Axonal Injury - ANSWER Delicate nerve tissues rip, tear, and stretch
Hematoma - ANSWER Accumulation of blood, causing pressure
Hydrocephalus - ANSWER Blockage of CSF, causing pressure
Anoxia - ANSWER Stop in oxygen getting to the brain
Hypoxia - ANSWER Decreased amount of oxygen getting to the brain
Hemorrhages - ANSWER Major bleeding from when the brain rubs against the inside
of the skull
Coup- Contracoup - ANSWER Effect when the back of the head is struck and the front
of the brain is injured by the brain bouncing back and forth.
A-B-C data - ANSWER "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.
Absence seizures - ANSWER 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.
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,Acquired Brain Injury - ANSWER 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.
Acitive Treatment interaction - ANSWER 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.
ADA - ANSWER Americans with Disability Act
Administrative Law - ANSWER 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.
Advanced Directive - ANSWER Terms used for a living will.
Akathisia - ANSWER Inability to sit or stand still; motor restlessness.
Akinesia - ANSWER Slowness and loss of movement.
Americans with Disabilities Act - ANSWER 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.
Amygdala - ANSWER Close to the hippocampus, the amygdala is a "Fight or Flight"
structure closely tied with emotional memories and reactions.
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, Anosognosia - ANSWER Lack of awareness of deficits
Anoxic - ANSWER Lack of oxygen
Anxiolytics - ANSWER Anti-anxiety medications
Aphasia - ANSWER Difficulty understanding speech and/or difficulty expressing
thoughts
Apraxia - ANSWER Inability to conduct purposeful movement
Arachnoid - ANSWER Like a spiderweb that bridges the brain's many wrinkles and
folds.
Arousal - ANSWER General state of readiness of an individual to process sensory
information and/or organize a response
Aspiration - ANSWER Inhalation of foods, liquids or vomitus into the lungs
Ataxia - ANSWER Impaired ability to coordinate movement
Atrophy - ANSWER Wasting of size or functional activity
Axon - ANSWER A long 'slim wire' in the neuron that transmits signals from one cell
body to another via junctions known as synapses
Basal Ganglia - ANSWER 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.
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