Chapter 5

Question 1

Positive/indirect symptoms

Answer 1

Patients attempts to deal with brain injury

Question 2

Negative/direct symptoms

Answer 2

Loss of function due to brain injury

Question 3

2 approaches when dealing with recovery of brain injury

Answer 3

1. Restorative approach: restoring cognitive function

2. Compensatory approach: dealing with the injury psychologically

Question 4

Kennard principle

Answer 4

Brain injury is better at a younger age than adulthood. More plasticity

Question 5

Growing into deficit

Answer 5

When children sustain brain injury sometimes it takes time before the deficits are visible

Question 6

Spontaneous recovery

Answer 6

Brain’s ability to recover without intervention

Question 7

Restitutive connection

Answer 7

Renewal of neural connections in areas of damage to replace lost connections

Question 8

State dependent learning

Answer 8

Close similarity between learning and application context is important, but learning shouldn’t depend on the context.

Question 9

ICIDH model

Answer 9

1. Impairments: manifestations of disorder at an organ level
2. Disabilities: consequences of impairments at a personal level
3. Handicaps: adverse effect on societal functioning.

Question 10

ICF Model

Answer 10

1. Functions/disorders: Mental functions and impairments thereof.
2. Activities/restrictions: persons actions and lack of ability to carry out activities
3. Participation/restrictions: participation in society and restriction thereof

Question 11

Gross and Schutz hierarchy of neuropsychological intervention methods

Answer 11

1. Environmental control
2. Stimulus-response conditioning
3. Skill training
4. Strategy training
5. Cognitive cycle

Question 12

2 models of neuropsychological rehabilitation

Answer 12

1. Restorative model: recover the basic cognitive functioning and hope it generalizes
2. Compensatory model: damage is irreversible, coping and adapting main focus