Brain Story Certification Exam Questions
with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
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Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - ✔✔Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment
Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm behaviors often accompany
complex PTSD? - ✔✔Because they help regulate intense emotional states
Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases vulnerability for PTSD? - ✔✔Male gender
Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with - ✔✔A decrease in amygdala activation
The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes - ✔✔All of the above: social isolation,
difficulties with child rearing, problems functioning at work
Two key brain structures involved in depression are - ✔✔The amygdala and hippo campus
What common signaling system most likely underlies the strong association between depression and
physical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity? - ✔✔Stress system
Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by: - ✔✔Nothing - Infants have an innate
ability to respond to social cues (trick question suckka)
How do social interactions with attentive adults support learning in children? - ✔✔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
In child development, joint attention refers to: - ✔✔The infant co-ordinates his or her attention with an
adult and another object in the environment
, Which of the following factors is most likely to increase the quality and quantity of serve-and-return
interactions for a child? - ✔✔Secure attachment
Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions? - ✔✔None of the above
What brain region is most involved in behavioral inhibition? - ✔✔The amygdala
Which of the following adverse childhood experiences was not included as part of the ACE Study? -
✔✔Growing up in a neighbourhood with community violence
If ACE's could be prevented, which of the following would most likely also occur? - ✔✔Economic
productivity would increase
What mechanism helps to explain the association between ACE's and cardiovascular disease in
adulthood? - ✔✔Activation of inflammatory pathways
An individual with a high ACE score is more likely to: - ✔✔Have multiple, lifetime mental health
diagnosis
What explanation does Dr Felitti give for the cause of addiction? - ✔✔Addiction is a solution to a
problem caused by exposure to stressful life experiences
What reason does Dr Felitti give to explain why addiction is so challenging to treat? - ✔✔Treating the
solution to someone's problem may be threatening and cause them to flee treatment
Imaging studies have shown grey matter increases in mothers brains from - weeks to - months
postpartum What best predicts this increase? - ✔✔The mother's positive perception of her baby
What system is activated when a parent views images of their own baby? - ✔✔Both A and C: Reward
system, Emotional appraisal system
with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
2024 | Verified
Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - ✔✔Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment
Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm behaviors often accompany
complex PTSD? - ✔✔Because they help regulate intense emotional states
Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases vulnerability for PTSD? - ✔✔Male gender
Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with - ✔✔A decrease in amygdala activation
The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes - ✔✔All of the above: social isolation,
difficulties with child rearing, problems functioning at work
Two key brain structures involved in depression are - ✔✔The amygdala and hippo campus
What common signaling system most likely underlies the strong association between depression and
physical illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and obesity? - ✔✔Stress system
Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by: - ✔✔Nothing - Infants have an innate
ability to respond to social cues (trick question suckka)
How do social interactions with attentive adults support learning in children? - ✔✔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
In child development, joint attention refers to: - ✔✔The infant co-ordinates his or her attention with an
adult and another object in the environment
, Which of the following factors is most likely to increase the quality and quantity of serve-and-return
interactions for a child? - ✔✔Secure attachment
Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions? - ✔✔None of the above
What brain region is most involved in behavioral inhibition? - ✔✔The amygdala
Which of the following adverse childhood experiences was not included as part of the ACE Study? -
✔✔Growing up in a neighbourhood with community violence
If ACE's could be prevented, which of the following would most likely also occur? - ✔✔Economic
productivity would increase
What mechanism helps to explain the association between ACE's and cardiovascular disease in
adulthood? - ✔✔Activation of inflammatory pathways
An individual with a high ACE score is more likely to: - ✔✔Have multiple, lifetime mental health
diagnosis
What explanation does Dr Felitti give for the cause of addiction? - ✔✔Addiction is a solution to a
problem caused by exposure to stressful life experiences
What reason does Dr Felitti give to explain why addiction is so challenging to treat? - ✔✔Treating the
solution to someone's problem may be threatening and cause them to flee treatment
Imaging studies have shown grey matter increases in mothers brains from - weeks to - months
postpartum What best predicts this increase? - ✔✔The mother's positive perception of her baby
What system is activated when a parent views images of their own baby? - ✔✔Both A and C: Reward
system, Emotional appraisal system
