Rehab Flashcards
recovery mechanism when brain cells aren’t completely damaged
restitution
recovery mechanism when brain cells are completely damaged
substitution
biological factors attributing to recovery and rehab
age of onset, location and extent of damage
psychosocial factors attributing to recovery and rehab
motivation, emotional state, support
rehabilitation as a process
acute care hospital, rehab hospital, outpatient treatment
provides a neuropsych evaluation, assessment of everyday activities, and recommends intervention strategies to treatment team
neuropsych
strategy that people without a brain disorder might already use e.g. mental maps vs verbal landmark
alternative strategy
strategy developed specifically for patient with brain disorder
compensatory strategy
member in treatment team involved with helping motor control and functional activities
physical therapist
member in treatment team involved with sensorimotor therapy
occupational therapist
member in treatment team involved with communication
speech therapist
member in treatment team involved with personality changes eg. coping with limitations and adapting to new lifestyle
clinical psych