CBMT common disorders

dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

dysarthria

difficulty speaking/articulation. Slurred words (joints in mouth)

dyspraxia

movement and speech aren’t connecting

dyspnea

difficulty breathing (common in COPD)

aphasia

difficulty finding words

aphasia

common after a stroke or TBI

ataxia

difficulty with balance

maladaptive behavior

impairs ADLs

antonia

no or flaccid muscle tone

comorbidity

2 or more disorders in 1 person

PTSD

triggering past event

Down Syndrome

extra chromosome, developmental delays, intellectual delays

schizophrenia

paranoia, hallucinations, delusions

parkinson’s

degenerative brain disorder, affects motor performance

huntington’s disease

genetic disorder, involuntary limb movement

monoplegia

1 limb paralysis

diplegia

2 limb paralysis

hemiplegia

half/ usually 1 side paralysis

paraplegia

lower half paralysis

quadriplegia

4 limbs (below the neck) paralysis

scoliosis

abnormal curve in spine

spina bifida

birth defect; incomplete formation of brain, spinal cord, and/or meninges

spinal meningitis

infection of fluid and membrane around brain and spinal cord

disengagement theory

elderly voluntarily withdraw from society and society withdraws from them