CERTIFIED BRAIN INJURY SPECIALIST(CBIS)
NEWEST VERSION 2024 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS || STUDY GUIDE
AND PRACTICE EXAM FROM A VERIFIED
SOURCE ALREADY GRADED A+
Athetoid movements - ANSWER-slow, involuntary writhing movements of the hands, feet, fingers, and
toes; usually caused by lesions to the brain
Autonomic Dysregulation - ANSWER-involuntary, automatic changes in body temp, HR, BP and
breathing caused by malfunction of autonomic nervous system
Agnosia - ANSWER-lack of awareness of sensations and inability to recognize objects
Akinesia - ANSWER-slowness or loss of voluntary movement; often result of damage to basal ganglia
, Amygdala - ANSWER-part of limbic system, tied to emotional memories/reactions; includes aggressive
responsive and fight-or-flight response
Anosognosia - ANSWER-Lack of awareness or denial of paralysis of a limb
Antecedent - ANSWER-used in behavioral psych to describe a contextual cue that results in a behavior
Anterior cord syndrome - ANSWER-Loss of muscle control, pain & temperature sensation below lesion
No loss of proprioception or touch sensation
Apraxia - ANSWER-inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage.
Ataxia - ANSWER-lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
Ballisms - ANSWER-a movement disorder characterized by quick, flailing movements
Basal Ganglia - ANSWER-coordinates physical movement by relaying info from cerebral cortex to brain
stem and cerebellum
Benign Neglect - ANSWER-medical staff discomfort or inexperience in treating certain patients or
conditions (w/o intended malice)
NEWEST VERSION 2024 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS || STUDY GUIDE
AND PRACTICE EXAM FROM A VERIFIED
SOURCE ALREADY GRADED A+
Athetoid movements - ANSWER-slow, involuntary writhing movements of the hands, feet, fingers, and
toes; usually caused by lesions to the brain
Autonomic Dysregulation - ANSWER-involuntary, automatic changes in body temp, HR, BP and
breathing caused by malfunction of autonomic nervous system
Agnosia - ANSWER-lack of awareness of sensations and inability to recognize objects
Akinesia - ANSWER-slowness or loss of voluntary movement; often result of damage to basal ganglia
, Amygdala - ANSWER-part of limbic system, tied to emotional memories/reactions; includes aggressive
responsive and fight-or-flight response
Anosognosia - ANSWER-Lack of awareness or denial of paralysis of a limb
Antecedent - ANSWER-used in behavioral psych to describe a contextual cue that results in a behavior
Anterior cord syndrome - ANSWER-Loss of muscle control, pain & temperature sensation below lesion
No loss of proprioception or touch sensation
Apraxia - ANSWER-inability to perform particular purposive actions, as a result of brain damage.
Ataxia - ANSWER-lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movement
Ballisms - ANSWER-a movement disorder characterized by quick, flailing movements
Basal Ganglia - ANSWER-coordinates physical movement by relaying info from cerebral cortex to brain
stem and cerebellum
Benign Neglect - ANSWER-medical staff discomfort or inexperience in treating certain patients or
conditions (w/o intended malice)
