Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
31 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
A-B-C data
|
A- antecedents
B- behavior C- consequences collects information on what precedes and follows behavior, as well as, the unwanted behavior |
|
|
active treatment interaction
|
a relationship that increases independence. Implies directed action, teaching and a certain degree of risk taking.
|
|
|
akathisia
|
inability to remain still, motor restlessness
|
|
|
akinesia
|
slowness and loss of movement
|
|
|
amygdala
|
"fight or flight" structure close to the hippocampus. tied to emotional memories and reactions.
|
|
|
anosognosia
|
lack of awareness of deficits
|
|
|
anoxia
hypoxia |
stop in oxygen getting to the brain
decreased oxygen to the brain |
|
|
anxiolytics
|
anti-anxiety meds
|
|
|
aphasia
|
expressive/receptive difficulty with speech
|
|
|
apraxia
|
inability to conduct purposeful movement
|
|
|
ataxia
|
impaired ability to coordinate movement
|
|
|
axon
|
transmits signals from one cell body to another via synapses
|
|
|
basal ganglia
|
four nerve cell clusters, handle physical movement by relaying info from cerebral cortex to brainstem and cerebellum
|
|
|
brain stem
|
doesn't affect sight and smell
top of spinal column in/out info and basic life functions medulla, pons and midbrain |
|
|
brocca's area
|
left frontal-temporal lobe
speech production |
|
|
brocca's aphasia
|
dysarthric (broken) speech
|
|
|
wernicke's aphasia
|
fluent jargon
|
|
|
cerebellum
|
in the lower back section of the brain
coordinates, modulates and stores all body movement |
|
|
cerebral cortex
|
four lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital
right and left hemispheres |
|
|
clonic
|
alternating contraction and relaxation of muscles
|
|
|
contractures
spasticity |
frozen non-functional position
abnormal, usually permanent muscle resists stretching, increased muscle tone |
|
|
corpus callosum
|
exchanges info between hemispheres
|
|
|
diencephalon
|
above midbrain
thalamus, hypothalamus forwards info, sensations and movement |
|
|
diffuse axonal injuries
|
nerve cells stretching and breaking
|
|
|
duration
frequency |
length of time that a behavior occurs
number of times a behavior occurs |
|
|
dysphagia
|
swallowing difficulty
risk of aspiration |
|
|
escape and avoidance
|
behavior that gets someone out of an unpleasant situation or removes threat of one.
|
|
|
extinction
fading |
weakening of a behavior by absence of a positive consequence
use of gradual change from artificial to more natural cueing stimuli |
|
|
hippocampus
|
one in each temporal lobe
associated with memory functioning |
|
|
hypothalamus
|
controls hunger, thirst, sexual rhythms, endocrine levels, and temperature regulation, conducts person's emotions
|
|
|
integumentary system
|
skin, hair, nails, sweat, sebaceous (lubricating) glands
|
