BRAIN STORY CERTIFICATION 2023 |QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECT AND VERIFIED

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. 4. In child development, joint attention refers to: - ANSWER The infant co-ordinates his or her attention with an adult and another object in the environment. 4. Which of the following factors is most likely to increase the quality and quantity of serve-and-return interactions for a child? - ANSWER Secure attachment 4. Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions? - ANSWER None of the above 4. What brain region is most involved in behavioral inhibition? - ANSWER The amygdala 10. Which of the following adverse childhood experiences was not included as part of the ACE Study? - ANSWER Growing up in a neighbourhood with community violence. 10. If ACE's could be prevented, which of the following would most likely also occur? - ANSWER Economic productivity would increase. 10. What mechanism helps to explain the association between ACE's and cardiovascular disease in adulthood? - ANSWER Activation of inflammatory pathways 10. An individual with a high ACE score is more likely to: - ANSWER Have multiple, lifetime mental