Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS)
exam questions with 100% correct answers
Athetoid |movements |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-slow, |involuntary |writhing |movements |of |the |hands, |
feet, |fingers, |and |toes; |usually |caused |by |lesions |to |the |brain
Autonomic |Dysregulation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-involuntary, |automatic |changes |in |body |temp, |HR, |
BP |and |breathing |caused |by |malfunction |of |autonomic |nervous |system
Agnosia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lack |of |awareness |of |sensations |and |inability |to |recognize |objects
Akinesia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-slowness |or |loss |of |voluntary |movement; |often |result |of |damage |to |
basal |ganglia
Amygdala |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-part |of |limbic |system, |tied |to |emotional |memories/reactions; |
includes |aggressive |responsive |and |fight-or-flight |response
Anosognosia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |awareness |or |denial |of |paralysis |of |a |limb
Antecedent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-used |in |behavioral |psych |to |describe |a |contextual |cue |that |
results |in |a |behavior
Anterior |cord |syndrome |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Loss |of |muscle |control, |pain |& |temperature |
sensation |below |lesion
No |loss |of |proprioception |or |touch |sensation
Apraxia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-inability |to |perform |particular |purposive |actions, |as |a |result |of |brain |
damage.
Ataxia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lack |of |muscle |coordination |during |voluntary |movement
exam questions with 100% correct answers
Athetoid |movements |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-slow, |involuntary |writhing |movements |of |the |hands, |
feet, |fingers, |and |toes; |usually |caused |by |lesions |to |the |brain
Autonomic |Dysregulation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-involuntary, |automatic |changes |in |body |temp, |HR, |
BP |and |breathing |caused |by |malfunction |of |autonomic |nervous |system
Agnosia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lack |of |awareness |of |sensations |and |inability |to |recognize |objects
Akinesia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-slowness |or |loss |of |voluntary |movement; |often |result |of |damage |to |
basal |ganglia
Amygdala |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-part |of |limbic |system, |tied |to |emotional |memories/reactions; |
includes |aggressive |responsive |and |fight-or-flight |response
Anosognosia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lack |of |awareness |or |denial |of |paralysis |of |a |limb
Antecedent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-used |in |behavioral |psych |to |describe |a |contextual |cue |that |
results |in |a |behavior
Anterior |cord |syndrome |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Loss |of |muscle |control, |pain |& |temperature |
sensation |below |lesion
No |loss |of |proprioception |or |touch |sensation
Apraxia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-inability |to |perform |particular |purposive |actions, |as |a |result |of |brain |
damage.
Ataxia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-lack |of |muscle |coordination |during |voluntary |movement
