Rehab After Brain Injury

Question 1

Reduced of absence function is known as…

Answer 1

Impairment

Question 2

Environmental obstacles that limit or remove participation is known as…

Answer 2

Disability

Question 3

Practise to achieve improvement is known as… and works at the… level

Answer 3

Restitution

Impairment

Question 4

Using the environment to work around deficits is known as… and works at the … level

Answer 4

Compensation

Disability

Question 5

Name the four main approaches to rehab

Answer 5

Cognitive retraining (mental muscle)
Cognitive neuropsychology (comparison to normal functioning)
Combined
Holistic (awareness, acceptance, realism)

Question 6

How does 21st century technology help?

Answer 6

High patient acceptance
High ecological validity 
Good generalisation 
Low cost 
Improved independence
Reduced stigma

Question 7

Common obstacles encounter in clinical practice

Answer 7

Poor memory
Distractable 
Impaired langue
Poor generalisation 
Impaired self awareness

Question 8

To overcome common obstacles in clinical practise

Answer 8

Limit distractions
Short sessions
Compensation strategies
Short and simple sentences