NFB Treatment Flashcards by TBubbs Bubbs

How you place electrodes on scalp treating ADHD depends on what (Lubar)

Theta-beta ratio is at its highest

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Clinical depression is associated with what activity?

Left frontal hypoactivity

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How is the EEG changed with amplitude protocols?

-Decreased Theta and high beta,
+Increase alpha and low beta

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Uptraining SMR can treat…

Impulsivity

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Where does Lubar place the electrodes when treating kids with ADHD

CPz or FCz

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Where does Ayers et al. Place electrodes when treating open head trauma?

Somatosensory cortex

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Alpha Theta Protocol has efficacy supporting its treatment of?

Bulimia nervosa

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What is Ayers protocol for treating coma with neurofeedback?

-Inhibit 4-7hz
+Replace with reinforcing 15-18hz

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Which frequency band would you uptrain to improve concentration?

16-18hz

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Why would you use alpha asymmetry protocol for a mood disorder?

Because the left frontal area mediates approach behavior

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Peniston and Kulosky protocol involves the following:

1. Autogenic training
2. Guided imagery
3. Rhythmic breathing

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When athletes worry about their performance, power is increased in the…

21-35 HZ band

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What type of seizure is the most severe?

Status Epilepticus….it can cause death

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Twilight learning is when __________ activity is reached?

Theta

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Ayers Open Head trauma protocol

-Inhibit 4-7 Hz
+ Increase 15-18 Hz

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What does Lubar warn families of children training their ADHD?

Continue use of medication
There will be learning exercises
There’s a several year follow-up

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The goal of alpha asymmetry training for depression (Baehr) is …

+ Increase difference between Right-Left frontal alpha amplitude,
With respect to total Left & Right frontal amplitude

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What’s the first part of training in the Peniston & Kulkosky protocol?

Visualization training

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Lubar’s ADHD protocol inhibits ______ & rewards _______.

— Inhibit 4-8 Hz
++ Reward 16-20 Hz

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Lubar’s protocol for ages 14+ who show HIGH alpha magnitude & deficient alpha blocking, he chooses to inhibit _____ & reward _____.

— Inhibit 6-10 Hz
++ Reward 16-22 Hz

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What’s the most evidenced-based application in biofeedback and neurofeedback?

ADHD

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Menninger Alpha/Theta Protocol (frequency & duration)

30 sessions @ 30 minutes each

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Blank stare can be what type of seizure?

Absence

Sterman’s Gran Mal Epilepsy Protocol (amp & location)

Inhibit (suppress) 4-7 Hz over the LEFT sensorimotor strip

What amplitude do you train for a relaxed mental state?

11-15 Hz

For ADHD, what’s the theta-beta ratio?

3:1 training at Cz or Fz

Alcoholics show low ______ before drinking alcohol. These levels _____ after drinking alcohol.

Alpha, increase

Menninger alpha-theta protocol training sequence

Skin Temperature, SEMG, Alpha, Theta

Menninger Alpha Theta protocol has a ______ training paradigm.

On-Off-On

Always screen for this in an ADHD evaluation.

Depression

Anxiety is often related with increased activity in the _____ band.

19-23 Hz

Infra low frequencies

.001 to .01 Hz

NFB does not treat

Tourette’s Syndrome

Slow Cortical Potentials range from…

300 ms to several seconds

Treatment of generalized seizures in the literature

SCP & SMR

Powerful emotional experiences can come from which training protocol?

Alpha Theta

NFB is said to be most efficacious of which if the following: depression, autism, tinnitus, alcoholism

Depression

Open awareness protocol

++ Reward 11-13 Hz

Biofeedback results in no deeper relaxation then procedures like progressive relaxation. This accounts for these findings.

Physiological feedback is not inherently relaxing

Luthe believed that self regulation is accomplished by autogenic training through

Visualization

A pt comes in for ADHD and reports feeling depressed. How should you first respond.

Immediately assess for risk of suicide.

Passive Volition is

Allowing

The most common difficulty in relaxation training per Edinger & Jacobsen

Intrusive Thoughts

What do you do if a physician asks you to treat seizure disorder and you have no experience in this area

Refer to an experienced provider who has the expertise

According to BCIA’s, who should supervise Biofeedback practice of an uncertified Biofeedback provider

License, professional, certified in biofeedback

The process underlying challenging, irrational beliefs in rational emotive therapy is

Cognitive restructuring

Which is the first step in most stress management programs

Identifying, acute and chronic stressors

I Patient accuses one of your peers of misconduct during a neurofeedback session with the complaint, appears credible, you should first contact the

Accused colleague

The main goal of progressive relaxation is two

Reduce residual muscle tension

According to Wolpe, which procedure depends on the process of reciprocal inhibition

Systematic desensitization

A short breath followed by imagining waves of relaxation, moving down. Your body, are part of which procedure.

Quieting response

Active volition is

Trying

Luthe found the most common autogenic discharge was

Tingling sensations

Meichenbaum’s stress inoculation procedure is successful for diffusing

Arguments and predictable stressors

What is an important component of treating someone for a phobia with systematic desensitization?

Building a stimulus hierarchy to allow gradual exposure to more intense fear eliciting stimuli

Who is legally regulates Clinical and neurofeedback practice

State legislature

What state of relaxation do we train a Patient to experience?

Alertness