BRAIN STORY CERTIFICATION 2026 TRAUMA
AND RESILIENCE WORKBOOK SOLVED
QUESTIONS COMPILATION
◉ The interaction between genes and environmental influences.
Answer: Most traits and diseases in humans are derived from:
◉ An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene
such that its expression decreases.
Answer: Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic
effect?
◉ The glucocorticoid receptor gene.
Answer: Which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified
by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
◉ The stress response increases.
Answer: 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.
,Answer: What pre-exisiting condition(s) are associated with
epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in
victims of suicide?
◉ Manual dexterity.
Answer: Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the
quality of parental care a child receives?
◉ Cortisol and adrenalin.
Answer: Which two hormones are involved in initiating our
response to stress?
◉ Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but
toxic stress is not.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: Early life stress is associated with what physiological
change in adulthood?
◉ Pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus,
pituitary gland.
Answer: Which of these answers below correctly identifies the brain
structures involved in mediating our responses to stress?
◉ Neglect.
Answer: Which is the most common source of childhood toxic stress
in western countries?
◉ Shuts down cortisol release.
Answer: 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.
Answer: The main impact of the Nurse Family Partnership Program
is that it (choose the best answer):
◉ All of the above.
Answer: The story of Sam and Elizabeth is ultimately a story about:
AND RESILIENCE WORKBOOK SOLVED
QUESTIONS COMPILATION
◉ The interaction between genes and environmental influences.
Answer: Most traits and diseases in humans are derived from:
◉ An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene
such that its expression decreases.
Answer: Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic
effect?
◉ The glucocorticoid receptor gene.
Answer: Which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified
by the quality of maternal care in rat offspring?
◉ The stress response increases.
Answer: 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.
,Answer: What pre-exisiting condition(s) are associated with
epigenetic modification of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in
victims of suicide?
◉ Manual dexterity.
Answer: Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the
quality of parental care a child receives?
◉ Cortisol and adrenalin.
Answer: Which two hormones are involved in initiating our
response to stress?
◉ Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but
toxic stress is not.
Answer: 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.
Answer: 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.
Answer: Early life stress is associated with what physiological
change in adulthood?
◉ Pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus,
pituitary gland.
Answer: Which of these answers below correctly identifies the brain
structures involved in mediating our responses to stress?
◉ Neglect.
Answer: Which is the most common source of childhood toxic stress
in western countries?
◉ Shuts down cortisol release.
Answer: 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.
Answer: The main impact of the Nurse Family Partnership Program
is that it (choose the best answer):
◉ All of the above.
Answer: The story of Sam and Elizabeth is ultimately a story about:
