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2026/2027 Exam Questions and
Answers | Already Graded A+
12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - ANSWER
✔✔Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment
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.
2026/2027 Exam Questions and
Answers | Already Graded A+
12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - ANSWER
✔✔Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment
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.
