10 Flashcards
Medication effects tend to show up in the EEG as
diffuse deviations
The typical neurofeedback practitioner
should know generally the effects of drug categories on EEG.
Neurofeedback can _____ the sensitivity of an individual to many substances.
both increase and decrease
Alpha-theta training has been documented to change the
A) taste of alcohol to clients.
B) the sensitivity to alcohol of clients.
C) the experience of alcohol to clients.
D) all of the above.
Neurofeedback practitioners _____ offer advice about pharmacology to clients.
should not
Neurofeedback practitioners _____ offer advice on supplements to clients.
can
Psychoactive drugs _____ the effectiveness of transmission at the synaptic junction.
both increase and decrease
In neurofeedback we are most interested in the effect of _____ drugs.
B) psychoactive
C) psychotropic
D) b and c
Drugs can be classified according to
A) structure
B) type of neurotransmitter they influence
C) action
D) all of the above
The World Health Organization utilizes a system of drug identification that involves _____ main categories of drugs.
five
Drug manufacturers have been legally chastised for
A) misrepresenting the dangers of drugs use.
B) advertising drugs too much on TV.
D) A & B
Recent research from the University of Texas indicates methylphenidate
may have cytogenic effects
Individuals who are using marijuana often present with too much
8hz alpha
The FDA recently released a warning that the use of _____ could result in liver damage.
Strattera
Recently, Canada banned the use of _____ based on FDA warnings about its effects on the heart.
adderall
The FDA went after who for funding CHAD to promote neurofeedback as an unfavorable solution
a major pharmaceutical company
Clients who are highly sensitive to drugs are also often highly sensitive to
neurofeedback
Children with excessive frontal theta tend to respond best to
stimulants
One in eight children may show a negative response to methylphenidate if they have
high frontal alpha
Children with high global beta may develop ticks in response to
methylphenidate
Individuals with low alpha are likely to respond well to
anxiolytics
Individuals with high frontal theta plus frontal hypercoherence respond best to
anticonvulsants
Individuals who have abused amphetamines and cocaine are likely to have
high amplitude 8-9hz alpha and a delta deficit
Symptoms of increased sensitivity to stimulants due to neurofeedback training are
A) headaches and dizziness
B) irritability and moodiness
C) hyperactivity
D) all of the above.
Clients on psychotropic medications tend to become ________ to them as they progress in their training.
more sensitive
As clients in training become more sensitive to their medications they tend to have_________.
more side effects.
As clients alter in their sensitivity to their medication, they should reduce their dosage
slowly over a period of weeks
As clients alter in their sensitivity to their medication, they should reduce their dosage
with the direction of a physician
It is better to map clients without the effect of ________ drugs.
psychotropic
It is, ethically speaking, ________________to ask clients on SSRIs and other time dependent drugs to temporarily discontinue their meds to get a good brainmap.
inappropriate
Of the 5 categories of psychotropic drugs we are likely to deal with, __________ will rarely be encountered.
psychedelics
Benzodiazopines tend to ______ beta and _______ alpha.
increase/decrease
Behavioral-Stimulants tend to ______ theta and ________ beta.
decrease/increase
MAO’s _______ mid-beta and ________all other frequencies.
increase/decrease
SSRI’s ________ beta and_________ all other frequencies.
increase/decrease
Anti-psychotics ______ beta over 20Hz and _______ delta and theta.
increase/increase
Neuroleptics ______ delta and theta and _______ beta under 20Hz.
increase/decrease
Marijuana and Opiates ________ low frequency alpha.
increase
Recent research indicate cocaine abusers tend to have
low frontal delta
With respect to training
clients should continue taking their medication.
Environmental influences
A) can increase the effect of drugs
B) decrease the effect of drugs
D) a and b*
Alpha theta training is likely to
change the effects of alcohol on clients.
Individuals undergoing alpha theta training report that
that alcohol tastes different than before training.
Individuals who drink alcohol after undergoing alpha theta training
may experience flu like symptoms.
A ten year follow up on subjects involved in the Peniston research showed that alcoholics that underwent alpha theta training
did not revert back to drinking.`
Alpha theta training tends to fail if
A) clients are not participating in group work.
B) clients are not involved in AA meetings.
C) if clients do not have a sponsor
D) all of the above.*
The “Cry Help” research done by Bill Scott at the UCLA department of psychiatry indicated that alpha theta training
was significantly better than conventional treatments.
Individuals who continue to use marijuana during training
B) should be advised to discontinue use of the drug.
C) will experience little improvement as long as they continue to use the drug.
D) b & c.
