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Question 1

Medication effects tend to show up in the EEG as

Answer 1

diffuse deviations

Question 2

The typical neurofeedback practitioner

Answer 2

should know generally the effects of drug categories on EEG.

Question 3

Neurofeedback can _____ the sensitivity of an individual to many substances.

Answer 3

both increase and decrease

Question 4

Alpha-theta training has been documented to change the

Answer 4

A) taste of alcohol to clients.
B) the sensitivity to alcohol of clients.
C) the experience of alcohol to clients.

D) all of the above.

Question 5

Neurofeedback practitioners _____ offer advice about pharmacology to clients.

Answer 5

should not

Question 6

Neurofeedback practitioners _____ offer advice on supplements to clients.

Answer 6

can

Question 7

Psychoactive drugs _____ the effectiveness of transmission at the synaptic junction.

Answer 7

both increase and decrease

Question 8

In neurofeedback we are most interested in the effect of _____ drugs.

Answer 8

B) psychoactive
C) psychotropic

D) b and c

Question 9

Drugs can be classified according to

Answer 9

A) structure
B) type of neurotransmitter they influence
C) action

D) all of the above

Question 10

The World Health Organization utilizes a system of drug identification that involves _____ main categories of drugs.

Answer 10

five

Question 11

Drug manufacturers have been legally chastised for

Answer 11

A) misrepresenting the dangers of drugs use.
B) advertising drugs too much on TV.

D) A & B

Question 12

Recent research from the University of Texas indicates methylphenidate

Answer 12

may have cytogenic effects

Question 13

Individuals who are using marijuana often present with too much

Answer 13

8hz alpha

Question 14

The FDA recently released a warning that the use of _____ could result in liver damage.

Answer 14

Strattera

Question 15

Recently, Canada banned the use of _____ based on FDA warnings about its effects on the heart.

Answer 15

adderall

Question 16

The FDA went after who for funding CHAD to promote neurofeedback as an unfavorable solution

Answer 16

a major pharmaceutical company

Question 17

Clients who are highly sensitive to drugs are also often highly sensitive to

Answer 17

neurofeedback

Question 18

Children with excessive frontal theta tend to respond best to

Answer 18

stimulants

Question 19

One in eight children may show a negative response to methylphenidate if they have

Answer 19

high frontal alpha

Question 20

Children with high global beta may develop ticks in response to

Answer 20

methylphenidate

Question 21

Individuals with low alpha are likely to respond well to

Answer 21

anxiolytics

Question 22

Individuals with high frontal theta plus frontal hypercoherence respond best to

Answer 22

anticonvulsants

Question 23

Individuals who have abused amphetamines and cocaine are likely to have

Answer 23

high amplitude 8-9hz alpha and a delta deficit

Question 24

Symptoms of increased sensitivity to stimulants due to neurofeedback training are

Answer 24

A) headaches and dizziness
B) irritability and moodiness
C) hyperactivity

D) all of the above.

Question 25

Clients on psychotropic medications tend to become ________ to them as they progress in their training.

Answer 25

more sensitive

Question 26

As clients in training become more sensitive to their medications they tend to have_________.

Answer 26

more side effects.

Question 27

As clients alter in their sensitivity to their medication, they should reduce their dosage

Answer 27

slowly over a period of weeks

Question 28

As clients alter in their sensitivity to their medication, they should reduce their dosage

Answer 28

with the direction of a physician

Question 29

It is better to map clients without the effect of ________ drugs.

Answer 29

psychotropic

Question 30

It is, ethically speaking, ________________to ask clients on SSRIs and other time dependent drugs to temporarily discontinue their meds to get a good brainmap.

Answer 30

inappropriate

Question 31

Of the 5 categories of psychotropic drugs we are likely to deal with, __________ will rarely be encountered.

Answer 31

psychedelics

Question 32

Benzodiazopines tend to ______ beta and _______ alpha.

Answer 32

increase/decrease

Question 33

Behavioral-Stimulants tend to ______ theta and ________ beta.

Answer 33

decrease/increase

Question 34

MAO's _______ mid-beta and ________all other frequencies.

Answer 34

increase/decrease

Question 35

SSRI's ________ beta and_________ all other frequencies.

Answer 35

increase/decrease

Question 36

Anti-psychotics ______ beta over 20Hz and _______ delta and theta.

Answer 36

increase/increase

Question 37

Neuroleptics ______ delta and theta and _______ beta under 20Hz.

Answer 37

increase/decrease

Question 38

Marijuana and Opiates ________ low frequency alpha.

Answer 38

increase

Question 39

Recent research indicate cocaine abusers tend to have

Answer 39

low frontal delta

Question 40

With respect to training

Answer 40

clients should continue taking their medication.

Question 41

Environmental influences

Answer 41

A) can increase the effect of drugs B) decrease the effect of drugs *****D) a and b******

Question 42

Alpha theta training is likely to

Answer 42

change the effects of alcohol on clients.

Question 43

Individuals undergoing alpha theta training report that

Answer 43

that alcohol tastes different than before training.

Question 44

Individuals who drink alcohol after undergoing alpha theta training

Answer 44

may experience flu like symptoms.

Question 45

A ten year follow up on subjects involved in the Peniston research showed that alcoholics that underwent alpha theta training

Answer 45

did not revert back to drinking.`

Question 46

Alpha theta training tends to fail if

Answer 46

A) clients are not participating in group work. B) clients are not involved in AA meetings. C) if clients do not have a sponsor ****D) all of the above.*****

Question 47

The "Cry Help" research done by Bill Scott at the UCLA department of psychiatry indicated that alpha theta training

Answer 47

was significantly better than conventional treatments.

Question 48

Individuals who continue to use marijuana during training

Answer 48

B) should be advised to discontinue use of the drug. C) will experience little improvement as long as they continue to use the drug. ****D) b & c.****