Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam Study Questions with Correct Answers

Certified Brain Injury Specialist Exam Study Questions with Correct Answers 1. cerebellum - ANSWER in the lower back section of the brain coordinates, modulates and stores all body movement 2. cerebral cortex - ANSWER four lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital right and left hemispheres 3. clonic - ANSWER alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles 4. contractures - ANSWER frozen non-functional position 5. abnormal, usually permanent 6. spasticity - ANSWER muscle resists stretching, increased muscle tone 7. corpus callosum - ANSWER exchanges info between hemispheres 8. diencephalon - ANSWER above midbrain - thalamus, hypothalamus forwards info, sensations and movement 9. diffuse axonal injuries - ANSWER nerve cells stretching and breaking 10. duration - ANSWER length of time that a behavior occurs 11. frequency - ANSWER number of times a behavior occurs 12. escape and avoidance - ANSWER behavior that gets someone out of an unpleasant situation or removes threat of one. 13. extinction - ANSWER weakening of a behavior by absence of a positive consequence 14. fading - ANSWER use of gradual change from artificial to more natural cueing stimuli 15. hippocampus - ANSWER one in each temporal lobe associated with memory functioning 16. hypothalamus - ANSWER controls hunger, thirst, sexual rhythms, endocrine levels, temperature regulation and conducts a person's emotions 17. integumentary system - ANSWER skin, hair, nails, sweat and sebaceous (lubricating) glands 18. latency - ANSWER length of time it takes to initiate/complete behavior 19. anoxia - ANSWER lack of oxygen 20. hypoxia - ANSWER decreased oxygen 21. A-B-C data - ANSWER A- antecedents B- behavior C- consequences collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the unwanted behavior 22. "Surveillance" is defined as - ANSWER Ongoing and systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data used to describe and monitor a health event 23. An Open Head Injury occurs when the skull is broken and the brain is exposed- true or false - ANSWER True 24. An Acquired Brain Injury is an injury that - ANSWER occurs after birth and is not hereditary or congenital, and includes TBI 25. Men sustain brain injury nearly 2-3 times more than men- true or false - ANSWER true 26. An internal injury cause by tumors, blood clots, strokes, or seizures is an example of an ABI but not TBI - ANSWER True other examples of ABI but TBI include inhaling or consuming toxic agents 27. Accredited Brain Injury Program have to demonstrate that they are in compliance with - ANSWER Both quality and performance standards 28. Without treatment, individuals with brain injury are likely to become homeless, institutionalized in mental facility, or imprisoned - true or false - ANSWER true 29. What type of care setting is focused on saving the individual's life and preserving further injury - ANSWER Acute Hospital Settings 30. Persons with ABI most likely to have difficulty accessing services are - ANSWER individuals with cognitive impairments but lacking physical disability. Also individuals with problem behaviors. Plus individuals without an effective advocate or social support system 31. The Brain Injury Association estimates that only _____ amount of individuals with BI have adequate funding for long term treatment - ANSWER 5% 32. Medicaid is an example of public funds- true or false - ANSWER True 33. In the US there are at least ______ individuals living with TBI - ANSWER 5.3 million 34. What is the leading cause of death from TBI - ANSWER The leading cause of death from TBI is other 35. Two Example of national accreditation agencies are - ANSWER CARF (Rehab Accreditation Commission) and JCAHO (Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization 36. The TBI Grant Program provides seed money for - ANSWER integration of services and establishment of policy. Also Procurement of financial support