Neuro Peds- Sensory Processing

Front 1

What is the key concepts of the sensory processing model?

Back 1

there are interactions between neurological thresholds and behavioral responses

Front 2

What is excitation?

Back 2

Neurons are more likely to respond or are activated

Front 3

what is inhibition?

Back 3

Neurons' likelihood of responding is decreased or responses are blocked

Front 4

What is modulation of input?

Back 4

the balance of excitation and inhibition that determine how responses are generated

Front 5

What is habituation?

Back 5

When the nervous system's recognizes something familiar has occured, non harmful

Front 6

What is sensitization?

Back 6

Nervous system mechanism that enhances potentially important and harmful stimuli; recruit more neurons

Front 7

What is a neurological threshold?

Back 7

The amount of stimuli required for a neuron or neuron system to respond

Front 8

So thresholds that are very high require...

Back 8

lots of stimuli!

Front 9

And low thresholds require///

Back 9

Just a little bit of stimuli!

Front 10

What are 3 things that establish thresholds?

Back 10

1. Our genetic endowment;
2. Our personal life experiences;
3. Demands and supports of the new environment

Front 11

List 2 strategies people use to manage their own needs and preferences

Back 11

Passive and active

Front 12

What's the difference between passive and active behavioral strategies?

Back 12

Passive- let things happen to you (get upset, overwhelmed, and irritated); Active- work to control amount and type of sensory input

Front 13

Give some characteristics of a child with low/poor registration.

Back 13

Misses sensory stimuli, uninterested, slowed responses, withdrawn, doesn't notice what others do, overly tired, high ability to focus, unaffected by varying environments

Front 14

Give some characteristics of a child who is sensation seeking.

Back 14

They enjoy sensory stimuli, continuously engaging fidgety, creates sensation in the environment, derives pleasure, generates ideas to create sensory experiences, notices and enjoys activity in the environment, adds to the experience

Front 15

Give some characteristics of a child who is sensation avoiding.

Back 15

limits exposure to sensory stimuli, rule bound, reliant on rigid rituals, enjoys structure, enjoys routine, needs predictability

Front 16

Give some characteristics of a child who has sensitivity to stimuli.

Back 16

aware of sensory stimuli, distracted, discomfort with sensation, "complainer", notices what is occurring in environment, particular about task completion parameters

Front 17

Given the personality, give the dining preferences!
Sensory seeker,
sensory avoider,
Low Registration,
Sensory sensitivity

Back 17

Sensory seeker--> some place loud and fun, like Dave and Busters or Chuck-e-Cheese;
Sensory avoider--> they want something familiar, their favorite restaurant;
Low registration--> they don't care, you pick, they're down for w/e;
Sensory sensitivity--> some place with low lighting and quiet music (fancy/fine dining)

Front 18

The Infant Toddler Sensory Profile (ITSP) covers what age groups?

Back 18

birth to 3 years

Front 19

List some of the sensory processing sections on the ITSP

Back 19

General, auditory, visual, tactile, vestibular, oral sensory

Front 20

What are the quadrants on the ITSP?

Back 20

Low registration, sensation seeking, sensory sensitivity, sensation avoiding, and low threshold

Front 21

The "low threshold" quadrant is a combo of...

Back 21

sensory sensitivity and sensation avoiding

Front 22

Emotional regulation is the core process underlying...

Back 22

attention and social engagement

Front 23

Emotional regulation is essential for...

Back 23

optimal social-emotional and communication development and for the development of relationships