BCIA Clinical Applications for Anxiety and Depression 2

Question 1

The 'frontal alpha asymmetry' neurofeedback protocol for depression primarily aims to:

Accepted Answer

Increase left frontal activation relative to right, associated with positive affect and approach motivation

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Increase bilateral frontal alpha power equally

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Decrease all frontal activity to reduce rumination

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Increase right frontal beta to enhance executive function

Question 2

In biofeedback for social anxiety disorder, which intervention addresses the somatic symptoms of blushing and elevated heart rate most directly?

Accepted Answer

Combined HRV biofeedback and peripheral temperature training

Answer

Alpha/theta neurofeedback at Oz

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SMR uptraining at Cz for motor inhibition

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Delta downtraining to improve sleep quality

Question 3

Research on biofeedback for depression generally shows effects on which outcome domains?

Accepted Answer

Mood, HRV, frontal EEG asymmetry, and rumination reduction

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Only cognitive symptoms with no physiological change

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Exclusively sleep architecture improvement

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Motor coordination only

Question 4

Psychophysiological stress profiling in an anxious client would most likely reveal:

Accepted Answer

High baseline EMG, low finger temperature, low HRV, and elevated GSR

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Low baseline EMG, high finger temperature, and elevated HRV

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Normal HRV with selective theta elevation only

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Uniform suppression of all measured parameters

Question 5

Which statement best describes the role of interoception in biofeedback treatment for anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Biofeedback enhances interoceptive awareness, helping clients accurately perceive and regulate bodily anxiety signals

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Interoception is irrelevant to biofeedback outcomes

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Improving interoception always worsens anxiety by increasing somatic awareness

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Interoception only applies to neurofeedback, not peripheral biofeedback

Question 6

When treating PTSD with biofeedback, which approach incorporates trauma processing alongside physiological down-regulation?

Accepted Answer

Alpha/theta neurofeedback, sometimes integrated with trauma-focused therapy

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SMR/beta neurofeedback alone at Cz

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High-frequency HRV training at 10 breaths/min

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Isolated GSR uptraining