COGSCI 180 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+
| GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
Dissociation from the Self - ANSWER Dissociation/dissociative disorders often
linked to trauma
During traumatic experiences, intense desire to act happens while paralyzed with
horror - body/brain "freeze" → dissociate to avoid physical/emotional pain
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANSWER Develops in response to a
shocking/scary/dangerous event
Symptoms: disturbing thoughts/feelings/dreams related to events,
mental/physical distress to trauma-related cues
PTSD associated with over-activation of brain's opioid system → numbing of
feelings, sense of being cut off from life/concern about others' feelings
1) Somatic therapies:
- In trauma, sense of horror gets "frozen" in body → person dissociates
,- Somatic therapies like bioenergetics, sensorimotor psychotherapy, EMDR focus
on helping clients...
− Reconnect w/emotions by reconnecting w/body
− Express frozen emotions to foster emotional release, heal trauma. Ex: Pat
Ogden case
- Mindfulness therapy for treatment of trauma may work similarly
★ Case examples of traumatic memories getting frozen in body
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - ANSWER Patient asked to retell/reconstruct
story of trauma in safe environment (play therapy for children)
- Story should include emotional reactions experienced + events
- Goal: put entire memory into words to capture dissociated parts from conscious
recall
- Memories are thereby brought more under control of neocortex - reactions they
kindle can be more manageable
- Also, retelling story in safety/security, with trusted therapist enables security
rather than terror to be associated/connected to trauma memories
Psychotherapeutic treatment for PTSD may take the form of... - ANSWER 2 forms:
1) Cognitive behavioral therapy: patient retells/reconstructs story of trauma in
safe environment (play therapy for children)
May need to focus more on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, relaxation techniques, or
physical exercise initially, esp in cases of severe trauma
,Somatic therapies (methods, goals, example) - ANSWER Bioenergetics,
sensorimotor psychotherapy, EMDR
Neurologically, PTSD characterized by: hyperarousal, dissociation, attempts to
avoid trauma-related cues, negative changes in thinking and mood, increase in
fight-or-flight response
Dissociative aspect of trauma - ANSWER The trauma experience entails urge to
take action (fight or flight) @ same time that one is paralyzed by helplessness -
Sense of horror "frozen" in body → person dissociates
As a result, little/no connections form
between neocortex & memory
storage/emotional centers (e.g., amygdala)
In trauma, horror gets "frozen" in body → person dissociates. Somatic therapies
focus on helping clients...
− Reconnect w/those emotions by reconnecting with the body
− Express frozen emotions as a way to foster emotional release & heal trauma
Ex: Pat Ogden case
Mindfulness therapy for treatment of trauma may work in a similar way
, ★ Case examples of traumatic memories getting frozen in body
Early Philosophers' Views of the Self - ANSWER West(ancient Greeks)/East early
philosophers primarily interested in questions:
− How does one lead a good life?
− How does one find meaning in life?
Concern: thinking what is the real self & how to merge with that, no distinction
btwn philosophy/religion
Plato's dualistic view - ANSWER • Universe = ordinary dusty world + higher realm
of ideal perfection - the Forms
− Forms = truth, beauty, moral goodness, eudaimonia (deeply meaningful
happiness), etc. → point towards a higher dimension - nothing in ordinary world
can explain
So there is...
− Apparent world of concrete objects, grasped by the senses, constantly changing
− Forms: unchanging, unseen world of abstract objects grasped by reason
➜ World is mere shadows of the Forms
Intellect is immaterial because Forms are immaterial, intellect must have affinity
w/Forms it apprehends
ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | NEW 2026/2027 UPDATE | GRADED A+
| GUARANTEED SUCCESS.
Dissociation from the Self - ANSWER Dissociation/dissociative disorders often
linked to trauma
During traumatic experiences, intense desire to act happens while paralyzed with
horror - body/brain "freeze" → dissociate to avoid physical/emotional pain
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - ANSWER Develops in response to a
shocking/scary/dangerous event
Symptoms: disturbing thoughts/feelings/dreams related to events,
mental/physical distress to trauma-related cues
PTSD associated with over-activation of brain's opioid system → numbing of
feelings, sense of being cut off from life/concern about others' feelings
1) Somatic therapies:
- In trauma, sense of horror gets "frozen" in body → person dissociates
,- Somatic therapies like bioenergetics, sensorimotor psychotherapy, EMDR focus
on helping clients...
− Reconnect w/emotions by reconnecting w/body
− Express frozen emotions to foster emotional release, heal trauma. Ex: Pat
Ogden case
- Mindfulness therapy for treatment of trauma may work similarly
★ Case examples of traumatic memories getting frozen in body
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - ANSWER Patient asked to retell/reconstruct
story of trauma in safe environment (play therapy for children)
- Story should include emotional reactions experienced + events
- Goal: put entire memory into words to capture dissociated parts from conscious
recall
- Memories are thereby brought more under control of neocortex - reactions they
kindle can be more manageable
- Also, retelling story in safety/security, with trusted therapist enables security
rather than terror to be associated/connected to trauma memories
Psychotherapeutic treatment for PTSD may take the form of... - ANSWER 2 forms:
1) Cognitive behavioral therapy: patient retells/reconstructs story of trauma in
safe environment (play therapy for children)
May need to focus more on Cognitive Behavior Therapy, relaxation techniques, or
physical exercise initially, esp in cases of severe trauma
,Somatic therapies (methods, goals, example) - ANSWER Bioenergetics,
sensorimotor psychotherapy, EMDR
Neurologically, PTSD characterized by: hyperarousal, dissociation, attempts to
avoid trauma-related cues, negative changes in thinking and mood, increase in
fight-or-flight response
Dissociative aspect of trauma - ANSWER The trauma experience entails urge to
take action (fight or flight) @ same time that one is paralyzed by helplessness -
Sense of horror "frozen" in body → person dissociates
As a result, little/no connections form
between neocortex & memory
storage/emotional centers (e.g., amygdala)
In trauma, horror gets "frozen" in body → person dissociates. Somatic therapies
focus on helping clients...
− Reconnect w/those emotions by reconnecting with the body
− Express frozen emotions as a way to foster emotional release & heal trauma
Ex: Pat Ogden case
Mindfulness therapy for treatment of trauma may work in a similar way
, ★ Case examples of traumatic memories getting frozen in body
Early Philosophers' Views of the Self - ANSWER West(ancient Greeks)/East early
philosophers primarily interested in questions:
− How does one lead a good life?
− How does one find meaning in life?
Concern: thinking what is the real self & how to merge with that, no distinction
btwn philosophy/religion
Plato's dualistic view - ANSWER • Universe = ordinary dusty world + higher realm
of ideal perfection - the Forms
− Forms = truth, beauty, moral goodness, eudaimonia (deeply meaningful
happiness), etc. → point towards a higher dimension - nothing in ordinary world
can explain
So there is...
− Apparent world of concrete objects, grasped by the senses, constantly changing
− Forms: unchanging, unseen world of abstract objects grasped by reason
➜ World is mere shadows of the Forms
Intellect is immaterial because Forms are immaterial, intellect must have affinity
w/Forms it apprehends
