BRAIN STORY CERTIFICATION TEST 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE ANSWERS CERTIFIED
PREPARATION SCRIPT
⩥ 12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and
self-harm behaviors often accompany complex PTSD? Answer: Because
they help regulate intense emotional states
⩥ 12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases
vulnerability for PTSD? Answer: Male gender
⩥ 12. Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with Answer: A
decrease in amygdala activation
⩥ 12. The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes
Answer: All of the above: social isolation, difficulties with child rearing,
problems functioning at work
⩥ 12. Two key brain structures involved in depression are Answer: The
amygdala and hippo campus
, ⩥ 12. What common signaling system most likely underlies the strong
association between depression and physical illnesses such as heart
disease, diabetes, and obesity? Answer: Stress system
⩥ 4. Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by:
Answer: Nothing - Infants have an innate ability to respond to social
cues (trick question suckka)
⩥ 4. How do social interactions with attentive adults support learning in
children? Answer: All of the above: They direct the child's attention to
important aspects of the task, they make learning fun for the child, they
can be used to adapt the learning to meet an individual child's needs.
⩥ 4. In child development, joint attention refers to: Answer: The infant
co-ordinates his or her attention with an adult and another object in the
environment.
⩥ 4. Which of the following factors is most likely to increase the quality
and quantity of serve-and-return interactions for a child? Answer: Secure
attachment
⩥ 4. Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social
interactions? Answer: None of the above
PRACTICE SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
COMPLETE ANSWERS CERTIFIED
PREPARATION SCRIPT
⩥ 12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and
self-harm behaviors often accompany complex PTSD? Answer: Because
they help regulate intense emotional states
⩥ 12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases
vulnerability for PTSD? Answer: Male gender
⩥ 12. Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with Answer: A
decrease in amygdala activation
⩥ 12. The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes
Answer: All of the above: social isolation, difficulties with child rearing,
problems functioning at work
⩥ 12. Two key brain structures involved in depression are Answer: The
amygdala and hippo campus
, ⩥ 12. What common signaling system most likely underlies the strong
association between depression and physical illnesses such as heart
disease, diabetes, and obesity? Answer: Stress system
⩥ 4. Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by:
Answer: Nothing - Infants have an innate ability to respond to social
cues (trick question suckka)
⩥ 4. How do social interactions with attentive adults support learning in
children? Answer: All of the above: They direct the child's attention to
important aspects of the task, they make learning fun for the child, they
can be used to adapt the learning to meet an individual child's needs.
⩥ 4. In child development, joint attention refers to: Answer: The infant
co-ordinates his or her attention with an adult and another object in the
environment.
⩥ 4. Which of the following factors is most likely to increase the quality
and quantity of serve-and-return interactions for a child? Answer: Secure
attachment
⩥ 4. Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social
interactions? Answer: None of the above
