Traumatic Brain Injury
What can cause a non-penetrating TBI?
An external force to the head (fall, vehicle crash, sports injury, struck by an object)
What is (emotional) trauma?
When something really hard or scary happens and it overwhelms our ability to cope
What does ADHD stand for?
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity disorder
A developmental disorder typically shows symptoms within the first ___ years of life
Two (2)
How much does an adult brain typically weigh?
3 pounds
The two types of external head injuries, contusions and
Concussions
What part of the brain interprets our emotions (and with trauma, tells the rest of the brain there is danger even when there isn't)
Amygdala
There are three types of symptoms, Impulsivity, Inattention, and
Hyperactivity
There has been an increase in diagnoses for ASD because
Better understanding of ASD
Changes in the diagnosis
Later in life diagnoses
FALSE
What is it called when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue?
Penetrating TBI
What does PTSD stand for?
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Inattentive or Hyperactive/Impulsive: someone doesn't pay close attention to details, has a hard time staying focused, and doesn't seem to listen when being spoken to
Inattentive
ASD is a developmental disorder and a ____ disorder
Neurological
The two main types of neurons are motor and ____
Sensory
What is the name of the person from Vermont who had a railroad rod strike through his brain and still lived?
Phineas Gage
What are two ways to treat PTSD?
Psychotherapy (talk therapy)
Medication
Group therapy
Exposure therapy
True or false, there is a known cause for ADHD
False
Little or inconsistent eye contact and difficulty with back-and-forth conversations are two symptoms in what category of behaviors?
Social communication and social interactions
Parietal
Occipital
Frontal
Temporal
Who is Dr. Omalu?
The forensic pathologist who lived in Pittsburg, PA and discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which is what happens when someone suffers from multiple concussions (like NFL players).
If the amygdala takes over and convinces the ____ part of the brain to react quickly, the responses might be fight, flight, or freeze.
Prefrontal cortex
At least how many symptoms must be present in order to receive a diagnosis of ADHD?
6 or more
The repetition of words or phrases is called:
Echolalia
What type of forgetting happens overtime when the memory fades and disappeared?
Decay