ACBIS study guide || with Complete Solutions.
Diffuse Axonal Injury correct answers Delicate nerve tissues rip, tear, and stretch
Hematoma correct answers Accumulation of blood, causing pressure
Hydrocephalus correct answers Blockage of CSF, causing pressure
Anoxia correct answers Stop in oxygen getting to the brain
Hypoxia correct answers Decreased amount of oxygen getting to the brain
Hemorrhages correct answers Major bleeding from when the brain rubs against the inside of the
skull
Coup- Contracoup correct answers 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 correct answers "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 correct answers 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.
Acquired Brain Injury correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers Americans with Disability Act
Administrative Law correct answers 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 correct answers Terms used for a living will.
Akathisia correct answers Inability to sit or stand still; motor restlessness.
Akinesia correct answers Slowness and loss of movement.
, Americans with Disabilities Act correct answers 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 correct answers Close to the hippocampus, the amygdala is a "Fight or Flight"
structure closely tied with emotional memories and reactions.
Anosognosia correct answers Lack of awareness of deficits
Anoxic correct answers Lack of oxygen
Anxiolytics correct answers Anti-anxiety medications
Aphasia correct answers Difficulty understanding speech and/or difficulty expressing thoughts
Apraxia correct answers Inability to conduct purposeful movement
Arachnoid correct answers Like a spiderweb that bridges the brain's many wrinkles and folds.
Arousal correct answers General state of readiness of an individual to process sensory
information and/or organize a response
Aspiration correct answers Inhalation of foods, liquids or vomitus into the lungs
Ataxia correct answers Impaired ability to coordinate movement
Atrophy correct answers Wasting of size or functional activity
Axon correct answers A long 'slim wire' in the neuron that transmits signals from one cell body
to another via junctions known as synapses
Basal Ganglia correct answers 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.
Brain stem correct answers It is like the "point person" for all incoming and outgoing
information and basic life functions. Contains many of the centers for the senses of hearing,
touch, taste, and balance. It does not affect sight and smell.
Brocca's area correct answers Controls muscles of the face and mouth and enables the production
of speech. Located in the lower portion of the motor cortex in the left frontal-temporal lobe.
CARF correct answers Commission for the Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities is a national
accreditation agency with standards for rehabilitation programs.
Diffuse Axonal Injury correct answers Delicate nerve tissues rip, tear, and stretch
Hematoma correct answers Accumulation of blood, causing pressure
Hydrocephalus correct answers Blockage of CSF, causing pressure
Anoxia correct answers Stop in oxygen getting to the brain
Hypoxia correct answers Decreased amount of oxygen getting to the brain
Hemorrhages correct answers Major bleeding from when the brain rubs against the inside of the
skull
Coup- Contracoup correct answers 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 correct answers "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 correct answers 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.
Acquired Brain Injury correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers Americans with Disability Act
Administrative Law correct answers 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 correct answers Terms used for a living will.
Akathisia correct answers Inability to sit or stand still; motor restlessness.
Akinesia correct answers Slowness and loss of movement.
, Americans with Disabilities Act correct answers 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 correct answers Close to the hippocampus, the amygdala is a "Fight or Flight"
structure closely tied with emotional memories and reactions.
Anosognosia correct answers Lack of awareness of deficits
Anoxic correct answers Lack of oxygen
Anxiolytics correct answers Anti-anxiety medications
Aphasia correct answers Difficulty understanding speech and/or difficulty expressing thoughts
Apraxia correct answers Inability to conduct purposeful movement
Arachnoid correct answers Like a spiderweb that bridges the brain's many wrinkles and folds.
Arousal correct answers General state of readiness of an individual to process sensory
information and/or organize a response
Aspiration correct answers Inhalation of foods, liquids or vomitus into the lungs
Ataxia correct answers Impaired ability to coordinate movement
Atrophy correct answers Wasting of size or functional activity
Axon correct answers A long 'slim wire' in the neuron that transmits signals from one cell body
to another via junctions known as synapses
Basal Ganglia correct answers 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.
Brain stem correct answers It is like the "point person" for all incoming and outgoing
information and basic life functions. Contains many of the centers for the senses of hearing,
touch, taste, and balance. It does not affect sight and smell.
Brocca's area correct answers Controls muscles of the face and mouth and enables the production
of speech. Located in the lower portion of the motor cortex in the left frontal-temporal lobe.
CARF correct answers Commission for the Accreditation Rehabilitation Facilities is a national
accreditation agency with standards for rehabilitation programs.
