BRAIN STORY MODS EXAM 1
The brain begins as an embryonic structure called the:
a. brain stem
b. neocortex
c. neural tube
d. spinal cord - answer- 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 - answer- 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 - answer- 1. sensory abilities
2. motor skills
3. emotional skills
4. executive function skills
Order the stages of development from greatest plasticity to least plasticity - answer- 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 - answer- 3
How do experiences shape the developing brain? - answer- 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? - answer- At any stage of development
One outcome of addiction in familes is: - answer- 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? - answer- 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 - answer- False
Dr. Goodwine Fisher states that the recovery process creates a constant tension within families. What does she say this is largely due to? - answer- 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? - answer- 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 - answer- 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 - answer- 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? - answer- They have not yet learned how to feel normal emotions, so they seek out situations that give them a rush of exhilaration
Which of these answers is NOT one of the ways that PHPs apply chronic disease management principles in their addiction treatment services:
a. they focus on the individual physician only
b. they provide a long course of treatment and case management approach
c. they incorporate peer support groups
d. they treat concurrent disorders - answer- a. they focus on the individual physician only
Which of the following is the fifth evidence based principles of the MIATx process improvement model?
a. personally experience the customer experience b. rapid cycle testing
c. help the CEO sleep d. influential change leader - answer- b. rapid cycle testing
The brain begins as an embryonic structure called the:
a. brain stem
b. neocortex
c. neural tube
d. spinal cord - answer- 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 - answer- 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 - answer- 1. sensory abilities
2. motor skills
3. emotional skills
4. executive function skills
Order the stages of development from greatest plasticity to least plasticity - answer- 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 - answer- 3
How do experiences shape the developing brain? - answer- 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? - answer- At any stage of development
One outcome of addiction in familes is: - answer- 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? - answer- 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 - answer- False
Dr. Goodwine Fisher states that the recovery process creates a constant tension within families. What does she say this is largely due to? - answer- 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? - answer- 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 - answer- 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 - answer- 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? - answer- They have not yet learned how to feel normal emotions, so they seek out situations that give them a rush of exhilaration
Which of these answers is NOT one of the ways that PHPs apply chronic disease management principles in their addiction treatment services:
a. they focus on the individual physician only
b. they provide a long course of treatment and case management approach
c. they incorporate peer support groups
d. they treat concurrent disorders - answer- a. they focus on the individual physician only
Which of the following is the fifth evidence based principles of the MIATx process improvement model?
a. personally experience the customer experience b. rapid cycle testing
c. help the CEO sleep d. influential change leader - answer- b. rapid cycle testing
