MUSIC THERAPY BOARD EXAM
acute myocardial infarction -
heart attack
Adagio -
slow tempo
Affective response -
a response caused by or expressing feelings and emotions
affective state -
temporary positive or negative feelings that influence and are influenced by exercise behavior
agnosia -
inability to process sensory information
allegro -
fast tempo
alternating attention -
ability to alternate attention back and forth between stimuli
Alzheimer's disease -
a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory,
reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
ambiguous loss -
loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -
disease that causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles
andante -
walking tempo
Applied Relaxation Training -
Using techniques pre learned through experience to control anxiety
Apraxia -
inability to perform familiar movements on command, even though the command is understood
and there is a willingness to perform the movement
Assimilation -
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
, attatchment disorder -
condition that cause people to have a hard time connecting and forming meaningful relationships
with others
aphasia -
impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area
(impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
apnea -
absence of breathing
ataxia -
the loss of full control of bodily movements
auditory discrimination -
The ability to tell the difference between one sound and another sound.
auditory localization -
locating the source of a sound in space
Auditory-motor match -
The process whereby awareness of sound results in a movement or response.
Auditory sequencing -
the ability to understand and recall the order of sounds and words
augmentative communication system -
a method for enhancing the communication skills of people with autism spectrum disorder,
intellectual disability, or cerebral palsy by teaching them to point to pictures, symbols, letters, or words
on a communication board or computer
Autism Spectrum Disorder -
a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication
and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors
autogenic relaxation -
Schultz invention, daily practice of visualizing for relaxation (like meditation) to relieve stress
Beneficence -
Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
Berg Balance Scale -
A 14-item objective measure designed to assess static balance and fall risk in adult populations
Blues Scale -
a major scale in which the 3rd, the 7th, and sometimes the 5th degrees are lowered
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) -
acute myocardial infarction -
heart attack
Adagio -
slow tempo
Affective response -
a response caused by or expressing feelings and emotions
affective state -
temporary positive or negative feelings that influence and are influenced by exercise behavior
agnosia -
inability to process sensory information
allegro -
fast tempo
alternating attention -
ability to alternate attention back and forth between stimuli
Alzheimer's disease -
a progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory,
reasoning, language, and, finally, physical functioning
ambiguous loss -
loss that occurs without closure or clear understanding
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -
disease that causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles
andante -
walking tempo
Applied Relaxation Training -
Using techniques pre learned through experience to control anxiety
Apraxia -
inability to perform familiar movements on command, even though the command is understood
and there is a willingness to perform the movement
Assimilation -
the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
, attatchment disorder -
condition that cause people to have a hard time connecting and forming meaningful relationships
with others
aphasia -
impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca's area
(impairing speaking) or to Wernicke's area (impairing understanding).
apnea -
absence of breathing
ataxia -
the loss of full control of bodily movements
auditory discrimination -
The ability to tell the difference between one sound and another sound.
auditory localization -
locating the source of a sound in space
Auditory-motor match -
The process whereby awareness of sound results in a movement or response.
Auditory sequencing -
the ability to understand and recall the order of sounds and words
augmentative communication system -
a method for enhancing the communication skills of people with autism spectrum disorder,
intellectual disability, or cerebral palsy by teaching them to point to pictures, symbols, letters, or words
on a communication board or computer
Autism Spectrum Disorder -
a disorder that appears in childhood and is marked by significant deficiencies in communication
and social interaction, and by rigidly fixated interests and repetitive behaviors
autogenic relaxation -
Schultz invention, daily practice of visualizing for relaxation (like meditation) to relieve stress
Beneficence -
Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
Berg Balance Scale -
A 14-item objective measure designed to assess static balance and fall risk in adult populations
Blues Scale -
a major scale in which the 3rd, the 7th, and sometimes the 5th degrees are lowered
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) -
