BRAIN STORY CERTIFICATION 64 2026
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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:
◉ Promotes growth in the child-parent relationship that supports
healthy development of the child long after the intervention is over.
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION EXAMS
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ 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:
◉ Promotes growth in the child-parent relationship that supports
healthy development of the child long after the intervention is over.
