NFB Treatment Flashcards
How you place electrodes on scalp treating ADHD depends on what (Lubar)
Theta-beta ratio is at its highest
Clinical depression is associated with what activity?
Left frontal hypoactivity
How is the EEG changed with amplitude protocols?
-Decreased Theta and high beta,
+Increase alpha and low beta
Uptraining SMR can treat…
Impulsivity
Where does Lubar place the electrodes when treating kids with ADHD
CPz or FCz
Where does Ayers et al. Place electrodes when treating open head trauma?
Somatosensory cortex
Alpha Theta Protocol has efficacy supporting its treatment of?
Bulimia nervosa
What is Ayers protocol for treating coma with neurofeedback?
-Inhibit 4-7hz
+Replace with reinforcing 15-18hz
Which frequency band would you uptrain to improve concentration?
16-18hz
Why would you use alpha asymmetry protocol for a mood disorder?
Because the left frontal area mediates approach behavior
Peniston and Kulosky protocol involves the following:
1. Autogenic training
2. Guided imagery
3. Rhythmic breathing
When athletes worry about their performance, power is increased in the…
21-35 HZ band
What type of seizure is the most severe?
Status Epilepticus….it can cause death
Twilight learning is when __________ activity is reached?
Theta
Ayers Open Head trauma protocol
-Inhibit 4-7 Hz
+ Increase 15-18 Hz
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
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
What’s the first part of training in the Peniston & Kulkosky protocol?
Visualization training
Lubar’s ADHD protocol inhibits ______ & rewards _______.
— Inhibit 4-8 Hz
++ Reward 16-20 Hz
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
What’s the most evidenced-based application in biofeedback and neurofeedback?
ADHD
Menninger Alpha/Theta Protocol (frequency & duration)
30 sessions @ 30 minutes each
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
