Exam 1 Brain Story MODs Questions and Answers

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 con