EXAM 2024 | ACTUAL EXAM WITH A STUDY
GUIDE AND PRACTICE EXAM
Anoxia Correct Answer: lack of oxygen
Hypoxia Correct Answer: decreased oxygen
A-B-C data Correct Answer: A- antecedents
B- behavior
C- consequences
collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the unwanted
behavior
active treatment interaction Correct Answer: a relationship that increases
independence. Implies directed action, teaching and a certain degree of risk taking.
akathisia Correct Answer: inability to remain still, motor restlessness
akinisia Correct Answer: slowness and loss of movement
amygdala Correct Answer: "fight or flight" structure close to the hippocampus. tied to
emotional memories and reactions.
anosognosia Correct Answer: lack of awareness of deficits
anxiolytics Correct Answer: anti-anxiety meds
aphasia Correct Answer: expressive/receptive difficulty with speech
apraxia Correct Answer: inability to conduct purposeful movement
ataxia Correct Answer: impaired ability to coordinate movement
axon Correct Answer: transmits signals from one cell body to another via synapses
basal ganglia Correct Answer: four nerve cell clusters, handle physical movement by
relaying info from cerebral cortex to brainstem and cerebellum