BHS 155 ALL CHAPTER QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
1.1 Knowledge is power - ANSWER False
1.2 The fact that the brain can shape and reshape itself is known as - ANSWER
Experience-dependent neuroplasticity
1.3 The families of professionals working in traumatically stressful occupations can
develop symptoms of secondary traumatic stress through what process? - ANSWER
Emotional contagion
1.4 Resilient skill of mindfulness enables to keep your mind under control from going to
the past or being anxious about the future. - ANWER False
1.5 How many traumatic incidents are the average police officer witnesses during their
careers? - ANSWER 188
1.6 As a result of our empathizing capacity our health can be at risk. - ANSWER True
1.7 How many physicians die by suicide each year in the U.S.? - ANSWER 300
1.8 Police officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of
duty. - ANSWER True
1.9 Traumatic stress can cause structural changes in the brain, which might result in a
less than resilient perception of the world. - ANSWER True
1.10 The families of working professionals in highly stressful occupations are also at
,risk, due to what phenomenon? - ANSWER Secondary traumatic stress
2.1 What is PERT? - ANSWER Psychological and emotional resilience training
2.2 Viktor Frankl's story teaches us that - ANSWER Quality of life is not determined by
external context
2.3 The reason stress and emotional problems affect performance and success in all
areas of life is because it causes the - ANSWER Up-stairs brain goes offline
2.4 Resiliency skills have been linked to the functional health of our - ANSWER Heart
rate variability (HRV)
2.5 Someone who believes that human qualities, like intelligence, are inherited has a
growth mindset? - ANSWER False
2.6 Post-traumatic growth goes beyond resiliency by allow us to create meaning out of
tragedy, - ANSWER True
2.7 Someone with a fixed mindset believe character strengths, skills, abilities and
intelligences can be improved through practice. - ANSWER False
2.8 The mental survival skill known as negative bias holds on to good experiences and
forgets about the bad ones - ANSWER False
2.9 If we are suddenly thrust into a traumatic experience, which emotional condition is
most likely to make a person develop PTSD? - ANSWER Negative emotions, such as
depression, anxiety, anger, etc.
2.10 How many sections is the PERT model divided into? - ANSWER Six
, 3.1 The sympathetic nervous system governs the body's - ANSWER Energy and survival
systems
3.2 The parasympathetic nervous system regulates the body's - ANSWER Rest and
relaxation systems
3.3 "The Sympathetic-Adrenomedullary System is built to deal with what type of
stressors? - ANSWER Immediate
3.4 "The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal System is built to deal with what type of
stressors? - ANSWER Prolonged
3.5 By utilizing breathing and other activities we are capable of artificially stimulating
the vagus nerve and decelerating heart rates which are related to resilience and
physiologic wellness. -ANSWER True
3.6 "Neurons that fire together, wire together" is referring to the -ANSWER Hebbian
Theory
3.7 Our body's alarm system dictates whether or not we are safe or in threat of harm.
-ANSWER True
3.8 The sympathetic nervous system prepares or supplies the body with energy for
_________ and __________ - ANSWER Fight or flight
3.9 What part of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly activate the
body's stress and defense systems? - ANSWER Amygdala
3.10 The shut-down process forms what system in the body? - ANSWER Dorsal vagal
system
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
1.1 Knowledge is power - ANSWER False
1.2 The fact that the brain can shape and reshape itself is known as - ANSWER
Experience-dependent neuroplasticity
1.3 The families of professionals working in traumatically stressful occupations can
develop symptoms of secondary traumatic stress through what process? - ANSWER
Emotional contagion
1.4 Resilient skill of mindfulness enables to keep your mind under control from going to
the past or being anxious about the future. - ANWER False
1.5 How many traumatic incidents are the average police officer witnesses during their
careers? - ANSWER 188
1.6 As a result of our empathizing capacity our health can be at risk. - ANSWER True
1.7 How many physicians die by suicide each year in the U.S.? - ANSWER 300
1.8 Police officers and firefighters are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of
duty. - ANSWER True
1.9 Traumatic stress can cause structural changes in the brain, which might result in a
less than resilient perception of the world. - ANSWER True
1.10 The families of working professionals in highly stressful occupations are also at
,risk, due to what phenomenon? - ANSWER Secondary traumatic stress
2.1 What is PERT? - ANSWER Psychological and emotional resilience training
2.2 Viktor Frankl's story teaches us that - ANSWER Quality of life is not determined by
external context
2.3 The reason stress and emotional problems affect performance and success in all
areas of life is because it causes the - ANSWER Up-stairs brain goes offline
2.4 Resiliency skills have been linked to the functional health of our - ANSWER Heart
rate variability (HRV)
2.5 Someone who believes that human qualities, like intelligence, are inherited has a
growth mindset? - ANSWER False
2.6 Post-traumatic growth goes beyond resiliency by allow us to create meaning out of
tragedy, - ANSWER True
2.7 Someone with a fixed mindset believe character strengths, skills, abilities and
intelligences can be improved through practice. - ANSWER False
2.8 The mental survival skill known as negative bias holds on to good experiences and
forgets about the bad ones - ANSWER False
2.9 If we are suddenly thrust into a traumatic experience, which emotional condition is
most likely to make a person develop PTSD? - ANSWER Negative emotions, such as
depression, anxiety, anger, etc.
2.10 How many sections is the PERT model divided into? - ANSWER Six
, 3.1 The sympathetic nervous system governs the body's - ANSWER Energy and survival
systems
3.2 The parasympathetic nervous system regulates the body's - ANSWER Rest and
relaxation systems
3.3 "The Sympathetic-Adrenomedullary System is built to deal with what type of
stressors? - ANSWER Immediate
3.4 "The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal System is built to deal with what type of
stressors? - ANSWER Prolonged
3.5 By utilizing breathing and other activities we are capable of artificially stimulating
the vagus nerve and decelerating heart rates which are related to resilience and
physiologic wellness. -ANSWER True
3.6 "Neurons that fire together, wire together" is referring to the -ANSWER Hebbian
Theory
3.7 Our body's alarm system dictates whether or not we are safe or in threat of harm.
-ANSWER True
3.8 The sympathetic nervous system prepares or supplies the body with energy for
_________ and __________ - ANSWER Fight or flight
3.9 What part of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly activate the
body's stress and defense systems? - ANSWER Amygdala
3.10 The shut-down process forms what system in the body? - ANSWER Dorsal vagal
system
