Behavioural Sciences BHS403 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Antibody, Episodic Memory
29 Mar 2017
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Acquired brain injury is an injury to the brain that has occurred after birth. Damage to the brain resulting in a person"s lifetime, not due to birth. Deterioration in cognitive, physical, emotional or independent functioning. What is abi not considered (hereditary, congenital, degenerative) An injury to the brain, which is not hereditary, congenital, degenerative or induced by birth trauma. Hypoxia- is a condition in which the body or a region of the body is deprived of adequate oxygen supply. Hypoxia may be classified as either generalized, affecting the whole body, or local, affecting a region of the body. Know the 6 lobes (function + area) case example- what part of the brain is responsible for that deficit. Ceo , executive functioning, initiation, problem-solving, and goal directed activities (thinking, planning, emotions, bx control, decision making) Sensory and motor stimuli input; recognition of touch, temperature, pain (perception, object classification, spelling, numbers, visuospatial processing)
