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Question 1

Clients often fail to notice changes in symptoms without a tracking form because

Answer 1

A) NFB is such a gradual process.
B) Changes don’t often occur in the initial sessions.
C) Clients tend to habituate quickly to improvements in symptoms.

D) All of the above.

Question 2

Pre-training methods using devices such as HRV or Resperate

Answer 2

A) Can improve NFB outcomes
B) Reduce stress and anxiety

D) Answers A and B

Question 3

The key components typically found crucial to a good clinical relationship are trust and empathy as well as

Answer 3

A) Respect
B) Consistency
C) Reliability

D) All of the above.

Question 4

When training clients with NFB, good coaching strategies are especially important during

Answer 4

A) AT training
B) Standard NFB Training
C) Z score training

D) All NFB training modalities

Question 5

For those clients very sensitive too drugs or changes in barometric pressure it is a good idea to

Answer 5

A) Begin with a very short trial session.
B) Caution the client about possible adverse reactions.
C) Assure clients that adverse reactions usually last only 24-48 hours.

D) All of the above

Question 6

To avoid excessive artifact it is important to

Answer 6

A) First clean the electrode site with Nuprep
B) Use a ‘peas size’ amount of paste on each electrode.
C) To get impedance below 30kohm

D) All of the above

Question 7

A good connection resulting in a clean EEG trace is free of

Answer 7

A) Is free of excessive beta from 60Hz line noise
B) Signal instability from poor ground connection
C) Excessive artifact from poor electrode connections

D) All of the above

Question 8

A good auto threshold level for training with one channel is

Answer 8

Between 60 and 80%

Question 9

Baseline may vary from day to day due to

Answer 9

A) Ultradian Rhythms
B) Food sensitivities
C) Changes in emotional challenges

D) All of the above

Question 10

When training a client, it is important to observe trend screens in real time

Answer 10

A) To be sure the client’s component bands are trending in a normative direction.
B) To make ‘on the fly’ decisions regarding training parameter adjustment.
C) To observe the effects of adjustments made to training parameters

D) All of the above

Question 11

When training a client drowsiness may result in

Answer 11

A) Decreases in alpha
B) Increases in high beta
C) Increases in delta and theta

D) All of the above*

Question 12

Since Beta frequencies change very little during a session when viewing the trend screen, it is important

Answer 12

To adjust the scale value on the trend screen down.

Question 13

When training a given component frequency band down it is not unusual to observe that the other component bands

Answer 13

A) Trend down with it
C) Compensate for the changes in the down trained band

D) Answers A and C

Question 14

With a severe symptom or disorder it can easily take a great many sessions to generate significant change and in many cases as many as

Answer 14

60 or more sessions

Question 15

In some cases significant symptom reductions can take place in as little as

Answer 15

15 sessions

Question 16

Many of the adverse reactions that do result from neurofeedback

Answer 16

Do not meet the FDA’s criteria for harm.

Question 17

The most common adverse reaction to NFB training is

Answer 17

A) Increased anxiety
B) Increased agitation
C) Insomnia

D) All of the above

Question 18

One of the regions of the brain most sensitive to training is

Answer 18

The temporal lobes

Question 19

Drugs that typically interfere with the efficacy of NFB are

Answer 19

A) Opioids
B) Benzodiazapines
C) Methamphetamines

D) All of the Above

Question 20

One of the best ways to assess and control session efficacy

Answer 20

A) Observe changes in real time on the trend screen
B) Respond to changes in real time with adjustments to reinforcement rates or thresholds.

D) Answers A and B

Question 21

Bill Scott has been one of the main investigators of Alpha Theta training and he originally worked with the first investigator to publish on the topic by the name of

Answer 21

Eugene Peniston

Question 22

Alpha Theta training is especially effective with

Answer 22

A) Panic Disorder
B) Insomnia
C) PTSD

D) All of the above

Question 23

The main goal of alpha theta training is to

Answer 23

Guide the client into a twilight state between waking and sleep.

Question 24

One of the key indicators that characterizes a “crossover” in Alpha theta training is

Answer 24

Alpha trend lines crossover theta and back

Question 25

Clinicians using alpha theta on populations with PTSD should have

Answer 25

A) Training in trauma management
B) A mental health license
C) Experience in dealing clinically with trauma

D) All of the above

Question 26

Alpha Theta training is typically done after an initial set of “fast wave” training sessions or similar type of training in order to

Answer 26

Stabilize clients

Question 27

Alpha theta training

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B) Is complex and requires a workshop
C) Is best done by those with some psychological education and training

D) Answers B and C

Question 28

John Gruzelier did research at the London School of Music that indicated that

Answer 28

Alpha Theta could be used to significantly enhance musical performance

Question 29

Key problems with remote training include

Answer 29

A) Difficulty observing subtle clues like body language
B) Difficulty troubleshooting technical problems
C) State regulations regarding training over the internet across state lines

D) All of the above

Question 30

Presently NFB is

Answer 30

A) Not regulated in most states
C) Is a highly grey area with respect to interstate regulations

D) Answers A and C