NTA NTP 15: Barriers, Influences and
Emotional Wellbeing Exam Q&A 100%
Pass
Neuroception - ✔✔-situational risk evaluation
-how neural circuits distinguish whether situations or people are safe,
dangerous or life threatening
-process is initiated by our sense organs, which then communicates with
lightning speed to our brain, central and peripheral nervous system which
then informs the rest of our body through electrical signals and chemical
messengers, directing us towards the next action required to keep us safe
-can be maladapted and cause over or under-reactions
Parasympathetic Nervous System: Dorsal Vagal Freeze Response - ✔✔"I
can't"
=>Overwhelm: helplessness, conservation of energy, depression,
numbness, dissociation, shame, shut-down, hopelessness, preparation for
death, trapped, body collapse, immobility
=>Increases:
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,fuel storage & insulin activity
endorphins that help numb and raise pain threshold
=>Decreases:
HR, BP, body temp., muscle tone, facial expressions, eye contact,
intonations, awareness of human voice, social behavior, sexual responses,
immune response
Sympathetic Nervous System: Fight Response - ✔✔"I can"
=>Movement Towards: frustration, irritation, anger, rage
=>Increases:
BP, HR, fuel availability, adrenaline, oxygen, circulation to vital organs,
blood clotting, pupil size
=>Decreases:
fuel storage, insulin activity, digestion, salivation, relational ability, immune
response
Sympathetic Nervous System: Flight Response - ✔✔"I can"
=>Movement Away: worry & concern, anxiety, fear, panic
=>Increases:
BP, HR, fuel availability, adrenaline, oxygen, circulation to vital organs,
blood clotting, pupil size
=>Decreases:
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, fuel storage, insulin activity, digestion, salivation, relational ability, immune
response
Parasympathetic Nervous System: Ventral Vagal Social Engagement -
✔✔joy, curiosity/openness, in the present, groundedness, connection-
safety, oriented to environment, compassion, mindful
=>Increases:
digestion, intestinal motility, resistance to infection, rest & recuperation,
circulation to non-vital organs (skin, extremities), oxytocin (bonding
neurotransmitter, immobility without fear), ability to relate & connect
=>Decreases:
defensive responses
Internal Challenges & Biases: Imposter Syndrome - ✔✔-The crippling
feeling of self-doubt, intellectual inadequacy, and anticipated failure that
haunts people who attribute their success to luck or help from others rather
than their own abilities (Nelson, 2011).
-The temptation here is to believe the internal narrative that you are less
than, not enough, and should therefore contract and limit your
engagements with your client.
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Emotional Wellbeing Exam Q&A 100%
Pass
Neuroception - ✔✔-situational risk evaluation
-how neural circuits distinguish whether situations or people are safe,
dangerous or life threatening
-process is initiated by our sense organs, which then communicates with
lightning speed to our brain, central and peripheral nervous system which
then informs the rest of our body through electrical signals and chemical
messengers, directing us towards the next action required to keep us safe
-can be maladapted and cause over or under-reactions
Parasympathetic Nervous System: Dorsal Vagal Freeze Response - ✔✔"I
can't"
=>Overwhelm: helplessness, conservation of energy, depression,
numbness, dissociation, shame, shut-down, hopelessness, preparation for
death, trapped, body collapse, immobility
=>Increases:
1
©JOSHCLAY 2024/2025. YEAR PUBLISHED 2024.
,fuel storage & insulin activity
endorphins that help numb and raise pain threshold
=>Decreases:
HR, BP, body temp., muscle tone, facial expressions, eye contact,
intonations, awareness of human voice, social behavior, sexual responses,
immune response
Sympathetic Nervous System: Fight Response - ✔✔"I can"
=>Movement Towards: frustration, irritation, anger, rage
=>Increases:
BP, HR, fuel availability, adrenaline, oxygen, circulation to vital organs,
blood clotting, pupil size
=>Decreases:
fuel storage, insulin activity, digestion, salivation, relational ability, immune
response
Sympathetic Nervous System: Flight Response - ✔✔"I can"
=>Movement Away: worry & concern, anxiety, fear, panic
=>Increases:
BP, HR, fuel availability, adrenaline, oxygen, circulation to vital organs,
blood clotting, pupil size
=>Decreases:
2
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, fuel storage, insulin activity, digestion, salivation, relational ability, immune
response
Parasympathetic Nervous System: Ventral Vagal Social Engagement -
✔✔joy, curiosity/openness, in the present, groundedness, connection-
safety, oriented to environment, compassion, mindful
=>Increases:
digestion, intestinal motility, resistance to infection, rest & recuperation,
circulation to non-vital organs (skin, extremities), oxytocin (bonding
neurotransmitter, immobility without fear), ability to relate & connect
=>Decreases:
defensive responses
Internal Challenges & Biases: Imposter Syndrome - ✔✔-The crippling
feeling of self-doubt, intellectual inadequacy, and anticipated failure that
haunts people who attribute their success to luck or help from others rather
than their own abilities (Nelson, 2011).
-The temptation here is to believe the internal narrative that you are less
than, not enough, and should therefore contract and limit your
engagements with your client.
3
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