Ch 11: Neurobehavioral Complications Flashcards

1
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What is considered to be the most problematic consequence of brain injury by family members, employers, friends, and others?

A

Neural behavioral and personality changes

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What triggers anger outbursts?

A

Frustration
Feeling misunderstood
isolation
decreased concentration

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Pseudo-bulbar affect (PBA) or emotional incontinence

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Demonstrating an involuntary labile mood

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4
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How many individuals pass through agitation as they emerge from coma?

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33-70%

Usually brief, lasting less than 10 days

Patients cannot learn new information during this period.

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What is the safest and most efficient technique for dealing with coma emergent agitation?

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Environmental management where the focus is on offering a quiet, organized, and structured environment with limited and carefully managed stimulation.

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What does it mean to understand the function of a behavior?

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I understand the purpose that the behavior service for the individual in a particular situation

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Indirect methods to assess behavior

A

Interviews and check lists

Bias**

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8
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Direct methods for assessment

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More reliable since they include direct observations of the individual

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9
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Functionally equivalent alternative

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Behavior that serves the same function as the target behavior but is safer or more appropriate, and that is more useful for the individual

Yelling during PT results in leaving gym

Alternatively teach the individual to ask for rest breaks

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10
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Latency

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The amount of time between stimulus and response

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Four term contingency

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Used to classify understand relations between an individual, the behavior and the environment

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12
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Consequences

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There are four different types of consequences:

Reinforcement (+,-)
Punishment (+,-)

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Reinforcement

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Refers to any process that increases the likelihood that a particular response will occur again in the future

Either positive or negative

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Punishment

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Refers to any process that decreases the likelihood that a particular response will occur again in the future

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