PSY345H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Acquired Brain Injury, Applied Behavior Analysis, Swimming Pool
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4 stages of rehabilitation of an ind with acquired brain injury ( traumatic brain. Your gaol is to try to keep the individual alive by reducing swelling + bleeding. Ct scans to find out exactly what the problem is and how you can fix it and minimize it to the. Also you do initial neurological examination complete this is where the relationship btwn the physician and parents is very strained. Emergency because they might have stretched the brain tissues causing tearing of the tissue + internal bleeding=increase pressure in the brain etc. Its very common to see individuals with brain injury to go into coma so you want to do whatever you can to avoid this situation ( so maximize family interaction is imp) These individuals have gone through a lot of stress on their body+ gotten really bad injuries so it will take them a long time to recover ( ranging from a few weeks to many months!)
