BCIA NFB Cert Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions

BCIA NFB Cert Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions Why is neurofeedback used? - Correct Answer To change the electrical activity of the CNS including EEG, event related potentials, slow cortical potentials, and other electrical activity either of subcortical or cortical region Neurofeedback is: - Correct Answer A specialized application of biofeedback of brain wave data in an operant conditioning paradigm. It is used to treat clinical conditions as well as to enhance performance. Electroencephalogram (EEG) - Correct Answer Represents the general state of the CNS: all behavior filters through the central nervous system. Biofeedback therapy: - Correct Answer Any physiologic mechanism that can be 'fed back' to an individual's awareness that can be controlled Neurofeedback therapy - Correct Answer Allows the subject to gain control over the brain's processing function (reflected by the EEG) and of the primary mechanics of their own psychophysiology. The purpose of neurofeedback is to bring rapid electrical and chemical changes to a person's brain in order to: - Correct Answer 1. Disrupt pathologic stability by altering the type of electrochemical pattern that developed either suddenly or during shock or trauma, or gradually over a longer period of time, under prolonged stress. 2. Allow patients to release defenses, recognize and use new information (psychotherapy, counseling, education) with greater ease by diminishing interference from problematic brain-chemistry patterns. Neurofeedback is socio-behavioral interaction. Important factors include: - Correct Answer -Attitudes -Motivation -Expectations -Attention -Alertness -Understanding