Exam 1 Brain Story MODs Questions and Answers Graded A+

Exam 1 Brain Story MODs Questions and Answers Graded A+ The brain begins as an embryonic structure called the: a. brain stem b. neocortex c. neural tube d. spinal cord Neural tube Bain developmental starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered mature around the age of: a. 6 b. 18 c. 25 d. 60 25 Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a bottom-up sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in the correct sequence of development: sensory abilities, motor skills, executive function skills, emotional skills 1. sensory abilities 2. motor skills 3. emotional skills 4. executive function skills Order the stages of development from greatest plasticity to least plasticity Early childhood, late childhood, adolesence, adulthood The age at which brain has the most connections between its neurons is: a. 3 b. 6 c. 25 d. 50 3 How do experiences shape the developing brain? They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned away At what stage of development do negative experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain? At any stage of development One outcome of addiction in familes is: Parents without the capacity to parent in healthy ways leads to the intergenerational transmission of toxic stress What is the defining feature of an addicted family? A system that is structed to protect teh acciction in the family because doing anything else becomes too threatening T or F: Parents of an addicted adolescent will develop their own addiction to protect their childs addiction False Dr. Goodwine Fisher states that the recovery process creates a constant tension within families. What does she say this is largely due to? The need to break apart the current family structure so that each member can focus on their individual recovery Why did mainstream psychiatry continue to reject, for many years, the notion that gambling and overeating could be addictive? bc they do not have a prominent physical withdrawal syndrome Which quality does food have to have in order for it to potentially addictive? a. it needs to taste good b. it needs to contain high-fructose corn syrup c. it needs to contain fat d. all of the above a. it needs to taste good From a neurobiological perspective, why are behaviors like eating and sex potentially addictive just as drugs of abuse are potentially addictive? a. bc they can evoke a highly sensorial experience b. bc their overuse can cause feelings of shame and guilt c. bc we turn to them to alleviate stress d. bc they produce an increase in dopamine levels in the reward system d. bc they produce an increase in dopamine levels in the reward system According to Dr. Montgomery, why do people recovering from process addictions like to run yellow lights? They have not yet learned how to