Treatment Planning

Front 1

The goal of alpha asymmetry neurofeedback for depression reported by Baehr and colleagues is to ______ the difference between ______ frontal alpha amplitude with respect to total left and right frontal alpha amplitude.

Back 1

increase, right-left

Front 2

Ayers and colleagues' neurofeedback protocol for open head trauma trains patients to

Back 2

decrease 4-7 Hz activity and increase 15-18 Hz activity

Front 3

When training patients with ADD/ADHD over the age of 14 who show high alpha power and deficient alpha blocking, Lubar attempts to decrease ______ activity and increase ______ activity.

Back 3

6-10 Hz, 16-22 Hz

Front 4

When training children with ADD/ADHD, Lubar attempts to decrease ______ activity and increase ______ activity.

Back 4

4-8 Hz, 16-20 Hz

Front 5

Case studies published in refereed journals have supported the efficacy of alpha-theta neurotherapy in treating

Back 5

bulimia nervosa

Front 6

Where does Lubar usually place electrodes when treating children diagnosed with ADD/ADHD?

Back 6

CPz or FCz

Front 7

The Peniston and Kulkosky protocol for treating addiction incorporates _____ alpha-theta neurofeedback sessions across 28 days.

Back 7

30

Front 8

Lubar cautions families considering ADD/ADHD protocol for their children that

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continued use of medication may be required, learning exercises will be incorporated into neurofeedback training, and there will be a several-year follow-up

Front 9

Which is NOT a component of the Peniston and Kulkosky addictive disorder protocol?

Back 9

progressive Relaxation exercises

Front 10

Experimental patients who received Peniston and Kulkosky's alpha-theta protocol for alcoholism and control patients were assessed over a 24-month follow-up period. Across this period, ____ of the 10 experimental and ____ of the 10 controls maintained abstinence.

Back 10

8, 0

Front 11

Ayers and colleagues start neurofeedback for open head trauma at the

Back 11

somatosensory cortex

Front 12

Lubar's ADD/ADHD protocol for children requires an average of ____ sessions.

Back 12

35

Front 13

What is the first training component in the Peniston and Kulkosky protocol for treating addiction?

Back 13

visualization Training

Front 14

Patients in a twilight learning procedure are exposed to an instructional program when a criterion level of ______ activity is reached.

Back 14

theta

Front 15

Ayers's protocol for treating coma with neurofeedback involves

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inhibiting 4-7 Hz activity and then reinforcing the replacement of 4-7 Hz activity with 15-18 Hz activity

Front 16

Lubar's placement of electrodes for treating ADD/ADHD is based on where (the)

Back 16

theta-beta ratio is the highest

Front 17

Which of these is the most severe seizure disorder?

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status epilepticus

Front 18

The rationale for alpha asymmetry neurofeedback for mood disorders is that

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the left frontal area mediates approach behavior

Front 19

Clinical depression is associated with

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left frontal hypoactivity

Front 20

Ayers treated 32 level 2 coma patients, who were comatose for more than 2 months, noninvasively with neurofeedback. How many of these patients emerged from their comas after 1-6 treatments?

Back 20

25 of 32

Front 21

Sattlberger and Thomas (2000) reported that the predominance of _______ activity in the _______ might impair flexible response to new stimuli.

Back 21

slow-wave; frontal and prefrontal cortex

Front 22

Neurofeedback would be inappropriate for treating

Back 22

Tourette's syndrome

Front 23

Sterman's protocol for treating grand mal epilepsy trains patients to suppress EEG activity in the ______ band.

Back 23

4-7 Hz

Front 24

Sterman's SMR training protocol for treating grand mal epilepsy involves placing two active electrodes over the ______ cortex.

Back 24

left, sensorimotor

Front 25

Alcoholics show low levels of frontal ______ before consuming alcohol. These levels ______ after a challenge dose of alcohol.

Back 25

alpha, increase

Front 26

Brownback (2001) recommends increasing activity in the 11.5-13 Hz band to

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increase mild-focused awareness

Front 27

Training sessions using the Menninger alpha-theta protocol typically last ____ minutes

Back 27

30

Front 28

The Menninger alpha-theta protocol incorporates an ______ training paradigm where ON means increasing and OFF means suppressing a frequency band.

Back 28

ON-OFF-ON

Front 29

Sattlberger and Thomas (2000) reported successful treatment of patients who suffer from chronic anxiety using a(n) _______ protocol.

Back 29

theta-inhibit/beta-enhancement

Front 30

Brownback (2001) recommends reducing activity in the 2.5-6.5 Hz band to

Back 30

increase alertness

Front 31

Sattlberger and Thomas (2000) suggested that patients diagnosed with chronic anxiety and exhibit high amplitude slow-wave activity should be trained to _______ amplitude.

Back 31

decrease alpha and theta

Front 32

Sattlberger and Thomas (2000) select candidates for treatment of anxiety with slow-wave suppression EEG biofeedback based on whether

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the target slow wave is the dominant wave band in the frontal and prefrontal region and the theta/beta ratio in the frontal and prefrontal region is above 3.0

Front 33

Which conclusion best summarizes clinical outcome studies concerning treatment of generalized seizures?

Back 33

SMR neurofeedback is the treatment of choice

Front 34

A 4-year-old child suddenly freezes and stares blankly for 15 seconds. Which type of seizure does this best describe?

Back 34

absence

Front 35

Which describes the training sequence in the Menninger alpha-theta protocol?

Back 35

temperature, SEMG, alpha, theta

Front 36

The Peniston and Kulkosky protocol for treating addiction incorporates _____ alpha-theta neurofeedback sessions of _____ minutes duration across 28 days.

Back 36

30, 30

Front 37

Sattlberger and Thomas (2000) argued that patients diagnosed with chronic anxiety and exhibit low amplitude alpha activity should be trained to _______ amplitude.

Back 37

increase alpha

Front 38

All of Brownback's (2001) peak performance protocols incorporate

Back 38

training with eyes open

Front 39

Brownback (2001) proposes that for high performance functioning

Back 39

slow-wave bands should have higher amplitudes than fast-wave bands

Front 40

The Menninger protocol for reducing intractable pain teaches patients to increase EEG activity in the ______ band.

Back 40

theta