Brain Injuries
How many people can it impact world wide?
What is the meaning of WMS-IV
Wechsler Memory Scale Fourth Edition
What is the Brief Cognitive Status Exam?
The examinee performs simple tasks in different areas, and they are each scored.
Name 2 things should be considered when writing a form?
Developmental histories
Behaviors
Techniques
Learning styles
Observations
What are the different "natal" periods?
Prenatal period
Perinatal Period
Postnatal Period
What is the WMS-IV used for?
To assess, diagnose, and intervene with individual's who have a TBI
How are both the Visual reproduction tested?
Visual reproduction 1 shows 5 designs, one at a time for 10 seconds each. After the examinee is asked to draw each.
Visual reproduction 2 involves asking the examinee to draw the images that were shown previously in visual reproduction 1.
What is Brain Injury?
Refers to any disruption in brain structure (anatomy) or brain function (physiology).
What are two things you should know when you evaluate indivduals with brain injuries?
How to communicate
How to recognize the acquired deficits
How to select, administer, score, and interpret test and procedures
The ways families relate.
Effective rehabilitation
When were the Wechsler memory scales introduced?
1945
What is the difference between the subtest that have two sections?
The first section is immediate, the section is delayed by about 20 to 30 minutes.
Physical symptoms
Cognitive Symptoms
Behavioral Symptoms
Communication
Conceptual skills
Memory
Other cognitive functions
What can the WMS-IV help diagnose?
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Which subtest do not have doubles?
Spatial Addition
Symbol Span
Name 3 types of therapies can be used when rehabilitating from a traumatic brain injury?
Speech Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Therapy
Physical Therapy
Post concussive therapy
What are the four lobes?
Frontal lobe
Parietal lobe
Temporal lobe
Occipital lobe
16-90
How do you score the test?
Record score for each subtest accurately
Recheck total raw scores
Change to scaled scores
Avoid errors
What is something personal that can impact a person's recovery?
Social support