CLASSROOM MATERIALS. Adapted from the Propaganda Critic Web site. For more detailed definitions and additional examples. see www.propagandacritic.com. PROPAGANDA â the use of a variety of communication techniques that create an emotional appeal. to accept a particular belief or opinion, to adopt a certain behavior or to perform a particular action.
URL of this page: //medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000799.htm. A concussion may occur when the head hits an object, or a moving object strikes the head. A concussion is a minor or less severe type of brain injury, which may also be called a traumatic brain injury. A concussion can affect how the brain works for a awhile. It may lead to headaches, changes in alertness, or loss of consciousness. A concussion can result from a fall, sports activities, or car accidents. A big movement of the brain (called jarring) in any direction can cause a person to lose alertness (become unconscious).
Concussion is the historical term representing low velocity injuries that cause brain âshakingâ resulting in clinical symptoms and which are not necessarily related to a pathological injury. Concussion is a subset of TBI and the term concussion will be used in this document. It was also noted that the term commotio cerebri is often used in European and other countries. Minor revisions were made to the definition of concussion and it is defined as follows: Concussion is a brain injury and is defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by biomechanical forces.