Question 1

Which of the following professionals would evaluate an individual's ability to utilize a wheelchair?

Accepted Answer

A) physical therapist 
B) occupational therapist 
C) recreational therapist 
D) speech therapist 
A) physical therapist 
B) occupational therapist 
C) recreational therapist 
D) speech therapist

Question 2

Knowledge of brain damage and recovery comes from:

Accepted Answer

A) both animal and human studies. 
B) cell culture analyses. 
C) animal studies. 
D) human cases. 
A) both animal and human studies. 
B) cell culture analyses. 
C) animal studies. 
D) human cases.

Question 3

Which of the following professionals would evaluate an individual's ability to understand spoken language?

Accepted Answer

A) physical therapist 
B) occupational therapist 
C) recreational therapist 
D) speech therapist 
A) physical therapist 
B) occupational therapist 
C) recreational therapist 
D) speech therapist

Question 4

A penetrating head injury:

Accepted Answer

A) is caused by small objects lodged into the brain. 
B) can cause damage to the arterial and venous blood supply. 
C) can have localized or gross regions of cortical damage. 
D) all of these 
A) is caused by small objects lodged into the brain. 
B) can cause damage to the arterial and venous blood supply. 
C) can have localized or gross regions of cortical damage. 
D) all of these

Question 5

Therapeutic recreation provides a means for patients to ____ learning.

Accepted Answer

A) take a break from 
B) transfer 
C) discuss their 
D) digress from their 
A) take a break from 
B) transfer 
C) discuss their 
D) digress from their

Question 6

Diaschisis involves:

Accepted Answer

A) recovery of functions proximally located to the area of insult with prosthetic devices. 
B) recovery of function with extensive therapy. 
C) recovery of functions distally located to the area of insult after temporary neuronal disruption. 
D) recovery of functions proximally located to the area of insult after temporary disruption. 
A) recovery of functions proximally located to the area of insult with prosthetic devices. 
B) recovery of function with extensive therapy. 
C) recovery of functions distally located to the area of insult after temporary neuronal disruption. 
D) recovery of functions proximally located to the area of insult after temporary disruption.

Question 7

Within the verbal response dimension of the Glasgow Coma Scale,how many points would an individual receive if they were able to make verbal responses without recognizable words?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 
B) 3 
C) 2 
D) 1 
A) 4 
B) 3 
C) 2 
D) 1

Question 8

Which of the following is the preferred treatment for subdural hematoma?

Accepted Answer

A) surgical removal of neural tissue 
B) surgical removal of coagulated blood 
C) draining of the bleed 
D) psychoanalysis 
A) surgical removal of neural tissue 
B) surgical removal of coagulated blood 
C) draining of the bleed 
D) psychoanalysis

Question 9

Context-driven approaches to rehabilitation have been proven highly effective in numerous outcome studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

____________________ occurs through a proliferation of post-synaptic receptor sites.

Accepted Answer

Denervatio

Question 11

The severity of a traumatic head injury can be measured with the ____________________ Scale.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The severity of a traumatic head injury...

Question 12

Which of the following is a danger associated with subdural hematoma?

Accepted Answer

A) brain herniation 
B) risk of death 
C) coma 
D) all of these 
A) brain herniation 
B) risk of death 
C) coma 
D) all of these

Question 13

The hope in cognitive retraining is that the brain will:

Accepted Answer

A) relearn material through rote repetition. 
B) rebuild axonal connections through retraining. 
C) regenerate nerve cells previously dead. 
D) return to normal. 
A) relearn material through rote repetition. 
B) rebuild axonal connections through retraining. 
C) regenerate nerve cells previously dead. 
D) return to normal.

Question 14

An acute care rehabilitation neuropsychologist is likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) administer an entire neuropsychological battery to an individual emerging from a coma. 
B) administer neuropsychological evaluations in order to assess premorbid functioning prior to neurosurgery. 
C) perform long-term follow-up evaluations in order to monitor a patient's progress. 
D) all of these 
A) administer an entire neuropsychological battery to an individual emerging from a coma. 
B) administer neuropsychological evaluations in order to assess premorbid functioning prior to neurosurgery. 
C) perform long-term follow-up evaluations in order to monitor a patient's progress. 
D) all of these

Question 15

The most common conditions seen in a rehabilitation setting include:

Accepted Answer

A) gun shot wounds. 
B) traumatic brain injury. 
C) dementia. 
D) attention deficit disorder. 
A) gun shot wounds. 
B) traumatic brain injury. 
C) dementia. 
D) attention deficit disorder.

Question 16

Tensile strength refers to the amount of physical strength an axon can endure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Individuals with greater awareness of their dysfunction are more likely to cope appropriately to their level of impairment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The ability of neurological tissue to reorganize after brain injury is called:

Accepted Answer

A) diaschisis. 
B) substitution. 
C) plasticity. 
D) redundancy of function. 
A) diaschisis. 
B) substitution. 
C) plasticity. 
D) redundancy of function.

Question 19

Spontaneous recovery following brain damage:

Accepted Answer

A) is uncommon. 
B) is common but not enough to impact an individual's level of functioning. 
C) is expected. 
D) almost always restores all neurological functioning to premorbid levels. 
A) is uncommon. 
B) is common but not enough to impact an individual's level of functioning. 
C) is expected. 
D) almost always restores all neurological functioning to premorbid levels.

Question 20

On the Glasgow Coma Scale,a score of 10 or less indicates a severe head injury.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following professionals would evaluate an individual's ability to utilize a wheelchair?

Knowledge of brain damage and recovery comes from:

Which of the following professionals would evaluate an individual's ability to understand spoken language?

A penetrating head injury:

Therapeutic recreation provides a means for patients to ____ learning.

Diaschisis involves:

Within the verbal response dimension of the Glasgow Coma Scale,how many points would an individual receive if they were able to make verbal responses without recognizable words?

Which of the following is the preferred treatment for subdural hematoma?

Context-driven approaches to rehabilitation have been proven highly effective in numerous outcome studies.

____________________ occurs through a proliferation of post-synaptic receptor sites.

The severity of a traumatic head injury can be measured with the ____________________ Scale.

Which of the following is a danger associated with subdural hematoma?

The hope in cognitive retraining is that the brain will:

An acute care rehabilitation neuropsychologist is likely to:

The most common conditions seen in a rehabilitation setting include:

Tensile strength refers to the amount of physical strength an axon can endure.

Individuals with greater awareness of their dysfunction are more likely to cope appropriately to their level of impairment.

The ability of neurological tissue to reorganize after brain injury is called:

Spontaneous recovery following brain damage:

On the Glasgow Coma Scale,a score of 10 or less indicates a severe head injury.

A History of Neuropsychology

Methods of Investigating the Brain

Neuropsychological Assessment and Diagnosis

Cells of Thought

Functional Neuroanatomy

Cerebral Specialization

Somatosensory,chemical,and Motor Systems

Vision and Language

Memory,attention,emotion,and Executive Functioning

Developmental Disorders of Childhood

Learning and Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Childhood

Cerebrovascular Disorders and Tumors

Normal Aging and Dementia: Alzheimers Disease

Subcortical Dementias

Alterations of Consciousness

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Exam 13: Traumatic Head Injury and Rehabilitation

Which of the following professionals would evaluate an individual's ability to utilize a wheelchair?

Knowledge of brain damage and recovery comes from:

Which of the following professionals would evaluate an individual's ability to understand spoken language?

A penetrating head injury:

Therapeutic recreation provides a means for patients to ____ learning.

Diaschisis involves:

Within the verbal response dimension of the Glasgow Coma Scale,how many points would an individual receive if they were able to make verbal responses without recognizable words?

Which of the following is the preferred treatment for subdural hematoma?

Context-driven approaches to rehabilitation have been proven highly effective in numerous outcome studies.

____________________ occurs through a proliferation of post-synaptic receptor sites.

The severity of a traumatic head injury can be measured with the ____________________ Scale.

Which of the following is a danger associated with subdural hematoma?

The hope in cognitive retraining is that the brain will:

An acute care rehabilitation neuropsychologist is likely to:

The most common conditions seen in a rehabilitation setting include:

Tensile strength refers to the amount of physical strength an axon can endure.

Individuals with greater awareness of their dysfunction are more likely to cope appropriately to their level of impairment.

The ability of neurological tissue to reorganize after brain injury is called:

Spontaneous recovery following brain damage:

On the Glasgow Coma Scale,a score of 10 or less indicates a severe head injury.

A History of Neuropsychology

Methods of Investigating the Brain

Neuropsychological Assessment and Diagnosis

Cells of Thought

Functional Neuroanatomy

Cerebral Specialization

Somatosensory,chemical,and Motor Systems

Vision and Language

Memory,attention,emotion,and Executive Functioning

Developmental Disorders of Childhood

Learning and Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Childhood

Cerebrovascular Disorders and Tumors

Normal Aging and Dementia: Alzheimers Disease

Subcortical Dementias

Alterations of Consciousness

Filters