13 & 14 Flashcards
Most seizures occur _________________________.
in the transition from sleeping to waking
Generalized seizures involve the whole brain while ___________ seizures involve focal regions.
partial
The two types of partial seizures are simple and ___________.
complex
The primary protocol Sterman developed for reducing seizures was to ___________ over the motor strip.
enhance SMR
Side effects from medications are a problem for approximately ___________ of cases.
50%
The key signature of ADD in terms of EEG is elevated frontal __________, with a power gradient running from anterior to posterior regions.
theta
Individuals with ADHD tend to show a(n) _____________________ when the brain is confronted with a task.
increase in slowing
Lubar’s protocol usually involved down training theta and enhancing either SMR or beta __________________________________.
with sequential montage involving Pz and Fz
Many studies have indicated that TMJ is ______________.
stress related
Tension headaches account for approximately _________ of all headaches.
80%
Tension headaches usually involve ______________.
steady pain
Migraine headaches usually involve ________________.
A) pulsing pain
C) auras
D) both A & C*
Sixty-five percent of migraines tend to be proceeded by _____________.
auras
Common features of depression are ______________.
A) insomnia and constant fatigue
B) feelings of worthlessness
C) indecisiveness
D) all of the above
It is common for depression to occur as a result of ______________.
A) chronic anxiety
B) a trauma
C) social distress
D) all of the above
When training depressed individuals with neurofeedback it is not unusual to see them become __________ when the depression lifts.
A) angry
B) anxious
C) restless
D) all of the above
In terms of asymmetry, depressed people tend to have __________________.
high alpha in the left hemisphere
Asymmetry training is a technique used with individuals with depression in which ________________.
right hemisphere alpha is uptrained while the left hemisphere alpha is downtrained
According to Thatcher, two thirds of individuals with TBI regain 80% of function within the ___________.
first 6 months
Overall individuals will continue to show improvement over the next ___________.
1 1/2 years
The area usually most affected by TBI is the gray matter of the ___________.
temporal lobes and frontal lobes
White matter damage due to sheering usually manifests as increased ____________.
delta
Strokes most often effects _____________ density.
white matter
Strokes usually occur on the ___________ side of the brain for men and the ________ side for women.
left-right
The Thompson’s did _________ training over the motor strip to deal with symptoms of Parkinson’s.
SMR
The key features of Parkinson’s are _____________.
A) shaking of head and hands
B) muscular stiffness
D) both A & B
The major symptom of Tourettes is ____________ that wax and wane.
A) vocal tics
B) motor tics
D) both A & B
Many clinicians such as Tansey have had good success reducing tic activity by doing _________________.
Cz SMR uptraining
Pascual-Marques found excessive delta in the ____________ of the brain in a study of schizophrenia.
anterior region
Another feature noted in schizophrenia has been a higher level of activation in the _________ region than the left frontal region.
anterior-inferior
Anxiety tends to manifest as________________.
A) somatic complaints and or sleep problems
B) excessive worry and rumination
C) hypervigilance
D) all of the above
Research indicates that 95% of all sleep problems are _________________.
due to anxiety
A common response of the cortex to stimulation from the amygdala is to ____________.
increase cognitive activity
An increase of cognitive activity in response to a threatening stimulus often registers in the EEG as increased _______________.
beta
Hardt and Kamiya found that they could lower state of anxiety through _____________.
alpha uptraining
Mils and Solyom found they could use ______________ to block ruminating thought patterns.
alpha uptraining
Individuals with moderate to severe anxiety tend to inhibit their emotions and demonstrate ___________________.
high amplitude beta at Fp2
Recurrent thoughts, images, or impulses are referred to as ______________.
obsessions
Repetitive behaviors involving excessive counting, checking, washing, and moving are referred to as ____________.
compulsions
Prichep found two EEG subtypes in OCD, one involved frontal___________ and the other frontal theta.
alpha
Individuals who persistently experience traumatic events in their thoughts and dreams as if reliving them have ____________.
PTSD
Other symptoms of PTSD are difficulty concentrating and ____________.
A) rageful outburst
B) difficulty falling asleep
C) fearful ruminations
D) all of the above
During the alpha/theta sessions devised by Peniston and Kulkosky individuals were trained continuously for a period of _____________.
30 minutes
Only a medical specialist known as a ___________ is qualified to make a diagnosis of fibromyalgia.
rheumatologist
Characteristically fibromyalgics tend to experience pain in a significant number of _____ points of sensitivity.
18
Often 3 Hz delta as well as elevated ____________- is common in chronic fatigue.
global theta
A protocol that is often effective in dealing with chronic fatigue is _________________.
uptraining alpha with theta suppression
Lymes disease usually begins with a __________ rash.
bulls eye type rash
Val Brown effectively dealt with Lymes Disease by uptraining SMR at the motor strip while suppressing ____________ in his first phase of treatment.
3-5 Hz
The fourth phase of Brown’s approach to dealing with Lymes Disease ___________.
alpha/theta training
Norris et al found that they could reduce high blood pressure by enhancing _________ with neurofeedback.
alpha
Because depression is a common feature of hypertension it is recommended that alpha be trained in the _______________.
right hemisphere
Research at Duke University found a good __________ was more effective than medication in dealing with hypertension.
stress management program
Many clinicians have had good success treating DID with ____________.
alpha/theta training
During the mania cycle Bipolar’s demonstrate increasing __________ often in the frontal region.
beta hypercoherence
Frontal beta in Bipolar disorder is often asymmetrical with beta dominance in the _____________.
right hemisphere
Peniston and Kulkosky found that _____ sessions of training seemed to be very effective in treating alcohol addictions.
30
Many alcoholics seem to have a deficit of _____ and too much global beta.
alpha
Training addicts with NFB alone may not be as effective as training them while they _____________ or group counseling
B) doing counseling
C) attend group 12-step meeting
D) both B & C*
