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CBIS – Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam
(2025/2026 Edition) | Actual Exam Questions, Study
Guide & Practice Test | Verified Answers | Guaranteed
Pass | A Graded
Between 50,000 and 75,000 persons sustain a severe TBI each year. How many of these people
die?
A. 20%
B. Between 1/3 and 1/2
C. 70%
B
What percent of firearm-related TBIs result in death?
A.70%
B. 91%
C. 80%
B
Forms of cultural devaluation include:
A. Labeling and stereotyping or perceived to be acost to society
B. Identified by their label or their difference from those in authority
C. Both A and B
C
According to the medical model, who is the "power person"?
A.The patient
B. The guardian
C.The physician or therapist
C
Which of the following is an example of a disability "label":
A. "The TBI in bed 2"
B. "He's one of Jerry's kids"
C. "She's a CVA"
D. All of the above
D
True or False: The ultimate goal of BI rehab is to return people who have been injured as fully as
possible to their communities.
True
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True or False: Inclusion means the person is incorporated and welcomed into the community.
True
True or False: Empathy is the ability to direct the treatment session with clear guidelines.
False
True or False: Transferring financial control to the consumer through individual budgets is an
example of a key action to achieve self-determination.
True
According to the Interdependence Paradigm, who is the "power person"?
A.The doctor
B.The person with a disability
C.The therapist
B
Which of the following is not an interaction style that facilitates outcome goals, partnerships and
agreement:
A. Watching T.V.
B. PEARL
C. No Blame and Can versus Can't
A
True or False: Integration expects that people fit in and reach for similar standards.
True
The term "active treatment" refers to:
A. An interaction intended to result in greater dependence
B. An interaction intended to result in greater independence, autonomy and empowerment
C. An interaction of either type
B
In the medical model, what is the real responsibility of the patient?
A. To exert their right to equal treatment
B. To adapt to the therapy schedule
C. To cooperate with the treatment team
C
When is the medical model the most appropriate model to use?
A. When the goal is to address interdependence
B. When the goal is to address sickness or establish medical stability
C. When the goal is for the patient to exert their rights to equal treatment
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B
True or False: Behavioral research suggests
that human behaviors develop and continue because of their desirable effect on the individual.
True
Mutual reinforcement is characterized by an exchange of reinforcers between:
A.Two or more people
B.A patient and their physician
C.A patient and their therapist
A
"Surveillance" is defined as:
A. Watching a doorway to make sure no patient
or client exits
B. An impairment of the optic nerve
C. Ongoing systemic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data
C
True or False: An "Open Head
Injury" occurs when the skull
is broken and the brain is
exposed.
True
An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is an injury
that:
A. Was induced by birth trauma
B. Occurs after birth and is not hereditary,
congenital or degenerative and includes TBI
C. Does not include TBI
B
True or False: Men sustain
nearly 2-3 times as many
brain injuries as women.
True
Accredited programs have to demonstrate that
they are in compliance with:
A. Quality standards
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B. Performance standards
C. Both quality and performance standards
C
True or False: An internal brain
injury caused by tumors, blood clots,
strokes, or seizures is an example of
an ABI but not a TBI.
True
True or False: Without treatment, individuals
with problematic or unmanageable behaviors are
the most likely to become homeless,
institutionalized in a mental facility, or
imprisoned.
True
What type of care setting is focused on saving
the individual's life and preventing further
injury?
A. Acute rehabilitation
B. Acute hospital
C. Supported living
B
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty
accessing services are:
A. Individuals with cognitive impairment but
lack physical disabilities
B. Individuals with problem behaviors
C. Both A and B
C
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) estimates that only
% of individuals with severe brain injuries have
adequate funding for long-term treatment.
A. 5%
B. 20%
C. 50%
A
The national advocacy organization for persons
with brain injury is called:
CBIS – Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam
(2025/2026 Edition) | Actual Exam Questions, Study
Guide & Practice Test | Verified Answers | Guaranteed
Pass | A Graded
Between 50,000 and 75,000 persons sustain a severe TBI each year. How many of these people
die?
A. 20%
B. Between 1/3 and 1/2
C. 70%
B
What percent of firearm-related TBIs result in death?
A.70%
B. 91%
C. 80%
B
Forms of cultural devaluation include:
A. Labeling and stereotyping or perceived to be acost to society
B. Identified by their label or their difference from those in authority
C. Both A and B
C
According to the medical model, who is the "power person"?
A.The patient
B. The guardian
C.The physician or therapist
C
Which of the following is an example of a disability "label":
A. "The TBI in bed 2"
B. "He's one of Jerry's kids"
C. "She's a CVA"
D. All of the above
D
True or False: The ultimate goal of BI rehab is to return people who have been injured as fully as
possible to their communities.
True
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True or False: Inclusion means the person is incorporated and welcomed into the community.
True
True or False: Empathy is the ability to direct the treatment session with clear guidelines.
False
True or False: Transferring financial control to the consumer through individual budgets is an
example of a key action to achieve self-determination.
True
According to the Interdependence Paradigm, who is the "power person"?
A.The doctor
B.The person with a disability
C.The therapist
B
Which of the following is not an interaction style that facilitates outcome goals, partnerships and
agreement:
A. Watching T.V.
B. PEARL
C. No Blame and Can versus Can't
A
True or False: Integration expects that people fit in and reach for similar standards.
True
The term "active treatment" refers to:
A. An interaction intended to result in greater dependence
B. An interaction intended to result in greater independence, autonomy and empowerment
C. An interaction of either type
B
In the medical model, what is the real responsibility of the patient?
A. To exert their right to equal treatment
B. To adapt to the therapy schedule
C. To cooperate with the treatment team
C
When is the medical model the most appropriate model to use?
A. When the goal is to address interdependence
B. When the goal is to address sickness or establish medical stability
C. When the goal is for the patient to exert their rights to equal treatment
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B
True or False: Behavioral research suggests
that human behaviors develop and continue because of their desirable effect on the individual.
True
Mutual reinforcement is characterized by an exchange of reinforcers between:
A.Two or more people
B.A patient and their physician
C.A patient and their therapist
A
"Surveillance" is defined as:
A. Watching a doorway to make sure no patient
or client exits
B. An impairment of the optic nerve
C. Ongoing systemic collection, analysis and
interpretation of data
C
True or False: An "Open Head
Injury" occurs when the skull
is broken and the brain is
exposed.
True
An Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is an injury
that:
A. Was induced by birth trauma
B. Occurs after birth and is not hereditary,
congenital or degenerative and includes TBI
C. Does not include TBI
B
True or False: Men sustain
nearly 2-3 times as many
brain injuries as women.
True
Accredited programs have to demonstrate that
they are in compliance with:
A. Quality standards
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B. Performance standards
C. Both quality and performance standards
C
True or False: An internal brain
injury caused by tumors, blood clots,
strokes, or seizures is an example of
an ABI but not a TBI.
True
True or False: Without treatment, individuals
with problematic or unmanageable behaviors are
the most likely to become homeless,
institutionalized in a mental facility, or
imprisoned.
True
What type of care setting is focused on saving
the individual's life and preventing further
injury?
A. Acute rehabilitation
B. Acute hospital
C. Supported living
B
Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty
accessing services are:
A. Individuals with cognitive impairment but
lack physical disabilities
B. Individuals with problem behaviors
C. Both A and B
C
The Brain Injury Association (BIA) estimates that only
% of individuals with severe brain injuries have
adequate funding for long-term treatment.
A. 5%
B. 20%
C. 50%
A
The national advocacy organization for persons
with brain injury is called:
