CBIS CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST
SECTION 5 TEST PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND PRECISE CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Axis I disorders. Answer: Clinical disorders
*major depressive disorder is most common
⩥ Axis II. Answer: Personality disorders and intellectual disabilities
⩥ Major Depressive Episode. Answer: At least 2 wks which a person has
loss of interest or depressed mood accompanied by 4 additional
symptoms:
Change in appetite, change in weight, decreased energy, feelings of
worthlessness, suicidal ideation
⩥ manic episode. Answer: At least 1 wk where a person is noticeably
elevated, expansive or irritable mood and 3 additional symptoms:
extremely amplified self-esteem, decrease desire for sleep, grandiose
ideas, distractibility, risky activities
⩥ bipolar I disorder. Answer: One or more manic episodes
,⩥ bipolar II disorder. Answer: One or more depressive episode followed
by one or more hypomanic episode
⩥ cyclothymic disorder. Answer: Chronic fluctuation mood disturbance
including both depressive and hypo manic states
⩥ Schizophrenia. Answer: Disorder lasting for at least 6mo with
minimum of a 1 month phase of symptoms that include: delusions,
hallucinations, incoherent speech, Catalonia or avolition.
⩥ personality disorders. Answer: 23% of TBI pts
Organic personality disorder
⩥ Frontal Lobe Syndrome. Answer: Symptoms of other psychiatric
disorders including depression, psychosis, mood disorders and other
various conditions however the patient does not recognize these
conditions
* The difference between frontal lobe injury and regular depression is
the patient's ability to recognize and acknowledge the deficit
⩥ SUD interventions. Answer:
⩥ Screens for SUD. Answer: *AUDIT - alcohol use disorder
identification test
, *CAGE: yes or no questions
*CRAFFT: screen for adolescents
*ASSIST: alcohol, smoking and substance use involvement screening
test
⩥ Cranial Nerves. Answer:
⩥ concomitant spinal cord injury. Answer: Present of co-occurring
spinal cord injury and brain injury
*60% of SCI pt's
⩥ Visual Functions. Answer:
⩥ Somatoagnosia. Answer: Lack of awareness of body structure and
body part relationships
⩥ Meninges. Answer:
⩥ Vestibular conditions. Answer: *labrynththine concussion
*post-traumatic Ménière's disease
*basilar skull fx
*vestibular migraine
*perilymphatic fistula
SECTION 5 TEST PAPER 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND PRECISE CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Axis I disorders. Answer: Clinical disorders
*major depressive disorder is most common
⩥ Axis II. Answer: Personality disorders and intellectual disabilities
⩥ Major Depressive Episode. Answer: At least 2 wks which a person has
loss of interest or depressed mood accompanied by 4 additional
symptoms:
Change in appetite, change in weight, decreased energy, feelings of
worthlessness, suicidal ideation
⩥ manic episode. Answer: At least 1 wk where a person is noticeably
elevated, expansive or irritable mood and 3 additional symptoms:
extremely amplified self-esteem, decrease desire for sleep, grandiose
ideas, distractibility, risky activities
⩥ bipolar I disorder. Answer: One or more manic episodes
,⩥ bipolar II disorder. Answer: One or more depressive episode followed
by one or more hypomanic episode
⩥ cyclothymic disorder. Answer: Chronic fluctuation mood disturbance
including both depressive and hypo manic states
⩥ Schizophrenia. Answer: Disorder lasting for at least 6mo with
minimum of a 1 month phase of symptoms that include: delusions,
hallucinations, incoherent speech, Catalonia or avolition.
⩥ personality disorders. Answer: 23% of TBI pts
Organic personality disorder
⩥ Frontal Lobe Syndrome. Answer: Symptoms of other psychiatric
disorders including depression, psychosis, mood disorders and other
various conditions however the patient does not recognize these
conditions
* The difference between frontal lobe injury and regular depression is
the patient's ability to recognize and acknowledge the deficit
⩥ SUD interventions. Answer:
⩥ Screens for SUD. Answer: *AUDIT - alcohol use disorder
identification test
, *CAGE: yes or no questions
*CRAFFT: screen for adolescents
*ASSIST: alcohol, smoking and substance use involvement screening
test
⩥ Cranial Nerves. Answer:
⩥ concomitant spinal cord injury. Answer: Present of co-occurring
spinal cord injury and brain injury
*60% of SCI pt's
⩥ Visual Functions. Answer:
⩥ Somatoagnosia. Answer: Lack of awareness of body structure and
body part relationships
⩥ Meninges. Answer:
⩥ Vestibular conditions. Answer: *labrynththine concussion
*post-traumatic Ménière's disease
*basilar skull fx
*vestibular migraine
*perilymphatic fistula
