Brain Story Certification 95 Exam
Questions and Answers | Complete
Review with Detailed Rationales | Grade
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• They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned
away -✓✓How do experiences shape the developing brain?
• Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function skills -
✓✓Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a bottom-up
sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in the correct
sequence of development.
• At any stage of development -✓✓At what stage of development do negative
experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain?
• The interaction between genes and environmental influences -✓✓Most traits and
diseases in humans are derived from:
• An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that its
expression decreases -✓✓Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic
effect?
• The glucocorticoid receptor gene -✓✓Which gene has been shown to be
epigenetically modified by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
• The stress response increases -✓✓What happens to the stress response system
when the glucocorticoid receptor gene is epigenetically modified such that it is less
active and produces fewer receptors?
• Childhood maltreatment -✓✓What pre-exisiting condition(s) are associated with
epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in victims of suicide?
• Manual dexterity -✓✓Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the
quality of parental care a child receives?
, • Cortisol and adrenalin -✓✓Which two hormones are involved in initiating our
response to stress?
• Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but toxic stress is
not -✓✓Which of the following answers best describes the difference between
tolerable and toxic stress in a child?
• Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid resistance -
✓✓Allostatic changes due to activation of the stress response can produce
allostatic load on the body and brain. Which of the following pairs does NOT
correctly identify an allostatic change and its corresponding allostatic load?
• All of the above -✓✓Early life stress is associated with what physiological
change in adulthood?
• Pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland -
✓✓Which of these answers below correctly identifies the brain structures involved
in mediating our responses to stress?
• Neglect -✓✓Which is the most common source of childhood toxic stress in
western countries?
• Shuts down cortisol release -✓✓Which of the following is a function of cortisol's
activity during stress?
• Helps to strengthen the relationship between parents and their children and
reduces toxic stress -✓✓The main impact of the Nurse Family Partnership Program
is that it (choose the best answer):
• All of the above -✓✓The story of Sam and Elizabeth is ultimately a story about:
• Promotes growth in the child-parent relationship that supports healthy
development of the child long after the intervention is over -✓✓A key element of
Child-Parent Psychotherapy is that it:
• Foster children's brain activity is not dimished -✓✓All of the following are
biological outcomes common to children in foster care except:
Questions and Answers | Complete
Review with Detailed Rationales | Grade
A+
• They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned
away -✓✓How do experiences shape the developing brain?
• Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function skills -
✓✓Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a bottom-up
sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in the correct
sequence of development.
• At any stage of development -✓✓At what stage of development do negative
experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain?
• The interaction between genes and environmental influences -✓✓Most traits and
diseases in humans are derived from:
• An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that its
expression decreases -✓✓Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic
effect?
• The glucocorticoid receptor gene -✓✓Which gene has been shown to be
epigenetically modified by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
• The stress response increases -✓✓What happens to the stress response system
when the glucocorticoid receptor gene is epigenetically modified such that it is less
active and produces fewer receptors?
• Childhood maltreatment -✓✓What pre-exisiting condition(s) are associated with
epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in victims of suicide?
• Manual dexterity -✓✓Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the
quality of parental care a child receives?
, • Cortisol and adrenalin -✓✓Which two hormones are involved in initiating our
response to stress?
• Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but toxic stress is
not -✓✓Which of the following answers best describes the difference between
tolerable and toxic stress in a child?
• Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid resistance -
✓✓Allostatic changes due to activation of the stress response can produce
allostatic load on the body and brain. Which of the following pairs does NOT
correctly identify an allostatic change and its corresponding allostatic load?
• All of the above -✓✓Early life stress is associated with what physiological
change in adulthood?
• Pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland -
✓✓Which of these answers below correctly identifies the brain structures involved
in mediating our responses to stress?
• Neglect -✓✓Which is the most common source of childhood toxic stress in
western countries?
• Shuts down cortisol release -✓✓Which of the following is a function of cortisol's
activity during stress?
• Helps to strengthen the relationship between parents and their children and
reduces toxic stress -✓✓The main impact of the Nurse Family Partnership Program
is that it (choose the best answer):
• All of the above -✓✓The story of Sam and Elizabeth is ultimately a story about:
• Promotes growth in the child-parent relationship that supports healthy
development of the child long after the intervention is over -✓✓A key element of
Child-Parent Psychotherapy is that it:
• Foster children's brain activity is not dimished -✓✓All of the following are
biological outcomes common to children in foster care except:
