CBIS CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST EXAM 2025/2026 |
AUTHENTIC EXAM CONTENT WITH STUDY GUIDE AND PRACTICE TEST |
VERIFIED REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | UPDATED EDITION |
HIGH SUCCESS GUARANTEE | GRADE A
1. DEMENTIA ANSWER Must be coupled with a functional limitation in
everyday life due to the cognitive change
2. PPCS ANSWER Always includes neuropsychological assessment,
psychiatric history, psychological response to previous injuries, available
support system, and current coping skills
3. DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS - ANSWER Coma, vegetative,
persistent vegetative, minimally conscious
4. MTBI REPRESENTS - ANSWER 75% of all TBIs in the US
5. MTBI symptoms resolve... - ANSWER Most symptoms resolve in 2-4
weeks
6. Hippocampus - ANSWER Associated with memory
7. Amygdala - ANSWER Ties emotional memories and reactions
8. Primary motor cortex - ANSWER The section of the frontal lobe responsible
for voluntary movement
,9. Prefrontal cortex - ANSWER part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking,
planning, and language
10.Primary sensory cortex - ANSWER Regions of the cerebral cortex that
initially process information from the senses
11.Broca's area - ANSWER Dysarthritic speech. Halted, labored speech
12.Wernicke's area - ANSWER Can fluently talk but it won't make sense
13.Major descending tracts spinal cord - ANSWER Anterior corticospinal
tract, lateral corticospinal tract, rubrospinal tract, tectospinal trac
14.Major ascending tracks spinal cord - ANSWER Fascuculus cuneatus and
faniculus, lissauers tract, anterior and posterior spinocerebellar tracts,
spinothalamic tract, spinoreticular tract, spinotectal tract
15.Antidepressants - ANSWER Prozac, Elavil, Norpramin
16.antispasmodics - ANSWER Probanthine, baclofen
17.Antipsychotics - ANSWER Zyprexa, Seroquel, Haldol
18.Antihypertensives - ANSWER Inderol, Beta Blockers
19.Stimulants (medication) - ANSWER Ritalin, Adderal
20.Cranial nerve dysfunction - ANSWER Visual disturbance, facial dropping,
postural instability, dysphagia, autonomic dysregulation
21.Athetiod - ANSWER Slow, involuntary, writhing movements
22.Ballisms - ANSWER Quick flailing movements
,23.choreiform movements - ANSWER Continuous rapid & unpredictable
movements
24.CTE - ANSWER A rare progressive degenerative condition of the central
nervous system. Diffuse axonal injury causes release of tau proteins.
25.Blood Brain Barrier - ANSWER At the vascular level harmful substances
cannot pass through the membrane to harm the brain and it has its own glial
cells that serve as its own immune defense and garbage disposal
26.Aspiration - ANSWER Food, liquid, or vomit inhaled into thw lungs can
result in pneumonia or other respiratory infections
27.Pressure Sores - ANSWER Caused by inadequate pressure relief, prolonged
positioning on one's side or buttocks, shearing of skin, casts, infections,
incontinence, and poor nutrition
28.Sleep Disturbances - ANSWER 30-70% of individuals with TBI report
issues and Persistent sleep difficulties may worsen over time after injury.
29.posterior cord syndrome - ANSWER Strength with no proprioception
30.cognition - ANSWER A complex collection of mental activities such as
attention, perception, comprehension, remembering and language
31.Domains of cognition - ANSWER Attention, categorization, memory,
processing speed, executive functions, metacognition
32.Attention - ANSWER Divided, alternating, selective, sustained, focused
, 33.Attention process training program (APT) - ANSWER Process specific
approach to cognitive rehab. Hierarchy organized by difficulty
34.COLDER - ANSWER Character
Assistive technology for cognition - ANSWER Low-tech (calendars and post-its)
high tech(smart phones and tablets) and complex specialized systems
Individuals with disabilities education act - ANSWER Federal mandate requiring
public schools to provide appropriate education through special ed supports and
services
Most brain maturation occurs... - ANSWER Birth-5 years old
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - ANSWER An event or stimulus that precedes a
response and sets occasion for the behavior to occur
Dopamine - ANSWER a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain's reward and
pleasure centers and regulates movement and emotional responses
Dualism - ANSWER the presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities
made of 2 different substances but operate in cooperation with one another
Dysautonomia - ANSWER refers to failure of the sympathetic or parasympathetic
components of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system (ANS); the
AUTHENTIC EXAM CONTENT WITH STUDY GUIDE AND PRACTICE TEST |
VERIFIED REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | UPDATED EDITION |
HIGH SUCCESS GUARANTEE | GRADE A
1. DEMENTIA ANSWER Must be coupled with a functional limitation in
everyday life due to the cognitive change
2. PPCS ANSWER Always includes neuropsychological assessment,
psychiatric history, psychological response to previous injuries, available
support system, and current coping skills
3. DISORDERS OF CONSCIOUSNESS - ANSWER Coma, vegetative,
persistent vegetative, minimally conscious
4. MTBI REPRESENTS - ANSWER 75% of all TBIs in the US
5. MTBI symptoms resolve... - ANSWER Most symptoms resolve in 2-4
weeks
6. Hippocampus - ANSWER Associated with memory
7. Amygdala - ANSWER Ties emotional memories and reactions
8. Primary motor cortex - ANSWER The section of the frontal lobe responsible
for voluntary movement
,9. Prefrontal cortex - ANSWER part of frontal lobe responsible for thinking,
planning, and language
10.Primary sensory cortex - ANSWER Regions of the cerebral cortex that
initially process information from the senses
11.Broca's area - ANSWER Dysarthritic speech. Halted, labored speech
12.Wernicke's area - ANSWER Can fluently talk but it won't make sense
13.Major descending tracts spinal cord - ANSWER Anterior corticospinal
tract, lateral corticospinal tract, rubrospinal tract, tectospinal trac
14.Major ascending tracks spinal cord - ANSWER Fascuculus cuneatus and
faniculus, lissauers tract, anterior and posterior spinocerebellar tracts,
spinothalamic tract, spinoreticular tract, spinotectal tract
15.Antidepressants - ANSWER Prozac, Elavil, Norpramin
16.antispasmodics - ANSWER Probanthine, baclofen
17.Antipsychotics - ANSWER Zyprexa, Seroquel, Haldol
18.Antihypertensives - ANSWER Inderol, Beta Blockers
19.Stimulants (medication) - ANSWER Ritalin, Adderal
20.Cranial nerve dysfunction - ANSWER Visual disturbance, facial dropping,
postural instability, dysphagia, autonomic dysregulation
21.Athetiod - ANSWER Slow, involuntary, writhing movements
22.Ballisms - ANSWER Quick flailing movements
,23.choreiform movements - ANSWER Continuous rapid & unpredictable
movements
24.CTE - ANSWER A rare progressive degenerative condition of the central
nervous system. Diffuse axonal injury causes release of tau proteins.
25.Blood Brain Barrier - ANSWER At the vascular level harmful substances
cannot pass through the membrane to harm the brain and it has its own glial
cells that serve as its own immune defense and garbage disposal
26.Aspiration - ANSWER Food, liquid, or vomit inhaled into thw lungs can
result in pneumonia or other respiratory infections
27.Pressure Sores - ANSWER Caused by inadequate pressure relief, prolonged
positioning on one's side or buttocks, shearing of skin, casts, infections,
incontinence, and poor nutrition
28.Sleep Disturbances - ANSWER 30-70% of individuals with TBI report
issues and Persistent sleep difficulties may worsen over time after injury.
29.posterior cord syndrome - ANSWER Strength with no proprioception
30.cognition - ANSWER A complex collection of mental activities such as
attention, perception, comprehension, remembering and language
31.Domains of cognition - ANSWER Attention, categorization, memory,
processing speed, executive functions, metacognition
32.Attention - ANSWER Divided, alternating, selective, sustained, focused
, 33.Attention process training program (APT) - ANSWER Process specific
approach to cognitive rehab. Hierarchy organized by difficulty
34.COLDER - ANSWER Character
Assistive technology for cognition - ANSWER Low-tech (calendars and post-its)
high tech(smart phones and tablets) and complex specialized systems
Individuals with disabilities education act - ANSWER Federal mandate requiring
public schools to provide appropriate education through special ed supports and
services
Most brain maturation occurs... - ANSWER Birth-5 years old
Discriminative Stimulus (SD) - ANSWER An event or stimulus that precedes a
response and sets occasion for the behavior to occur
Dopamine - ANSWER a neurotransmitter that helps control the brain's reward and
pleasure centers and regulates movement and emotional responses
Dualism - ANSWER the presumption that mind and body are two distinct entities
made of 2 different substances but operate in cooperation with one another
Dysautonomia - ANSWER refers to failure of the sympathetic or parasympathetic
components of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system (ANS); the
