BHS 175 Exam Questions
and Answers All Correct
What was a main finding of the ACE Study - The ACE study reveals a powerful
relationship between our emotional experiences as children and our physical and
mental health as adults, as well as the major causes of adult mortality in the United
States.
When exposed to traumatic stress , why does the body shut down it's health sustaining
systems - to divert energy to self preservation systems for survival
Which cluster of trauma - induced symptoms , includes flashbacks common in PTSD -
Numbing
Which cluster of trauma -induced symptoms causes someone to evade sounds or
smells associated with the traumatic event. - Cluster- Avoidance
Which component of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly
activate the body's stress and defense systems - Amygdala
Which component of the brain is responsible for learning and memory - The
hippocampus
Which neural network system focuses on what is relevant to our safety - salience
network
__________ functions as the ignition system that activates the body's security system -
Periaqueductal Gray
____________ developed the tri-phasic model - Judith Herman 1992
_______________ stated that "coherence " refers to a world that is understandable
manageable and meaningful - Aaron Antonovsky
________is passed onto future generations - Epigenetic Trauma
Although the phenomenon of empathy is still not fully understood , what discovery
seems to be the most plausible explanation of empathy - Mirror Neurons
Cells that fire together wire together " is known as the ___ - neuronal ensembles
, Does psychiatry place an emphasis on medicine, drug interactions, diagnosis or
prevention, support systems, cultivating good mental health? - place an emphasis on
medicine, drug interactions, diagnosis
During what decade did the DSM 5 recognized post - traumatic stress disorder as an
actual condition - 20th century /1980
During WWII what was the primary goal of treatment - recuperate the soldiers to return
them to war
Emotion contagion occurs through a process known as somatic energy - True
Emotional contagion - the process by which emotions are transferred from one person
to another
Empathy is a psychological phenomenon and involves what other types of elements -
Somatic
Good self care of your nervous system requires practicing skills in-vivo ( while in the
presence of your patient clients ) to prevent your nervous systems from being
highjacked by some one else's emotions - true
Grounding techniques are self-regulation & a form of deep relaxation - False
How many areas of resilience and well-being does the PERT program teach? - 6
How many phases are found in the tri-phasic model & what are the phases - 3 phases
Phase 1. safety and stability
Phase 2. Trauma Memory Processing
Phase 3.Reconnection
If you start to mimic your patient/clients' sad frown, what system in your body becomes
activated? - ventral vagal nerve
If you start to mimic your patients /clients' sad frown , what system in your body
becomes activated - Dorsal vagus nerve
In the DSM-4 PTSD was classified as an anxiety disorder - True
In what phase does coaching of in - session self - regulation paired with low to mild
adverse stimulus begin - Personal growth , resilience and well being
In what phase does coaching of in- session self- regulation begin ? - preparation and
relationship building
and Answers All Correct
What was a main finding of the ACE Study - The ACE study reveals a powerful
relationship between our emotional experiences as children and our physical and
mental health as adults, as well as the major causes of adult mortality in the United
States.
When exposed to traumatic stress , why does the body shut down it's health sustaining
systems - to divert energy to self preservation systems for survival
Which cluster of trauma - induced symptoms , includes flashbacks common in PTSD -
Numbing
Which cluster of trauma -induced symptoms causes someone to evade sounds or
smells associated with the traumatic event. - Cluster- Avoidance
Which component of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly
activate the body's stress and defense systems - Amygdala
Which component of the brain is responsible for learning and memory - The
hippocampus
Which neural network system focuses on what is relevant to our safety - salience
network
__________ functions as the ignition system that activates the body's security system -
Periaqueductal Gray
____________ developed the tri-phasic model - Judith Herman 1992
_______________ stated that "coherence " refers to a world that is understandable
manageable and meaningful - Aaron Antonovsky
________is passed onto future generations - Epigenetic Trauma
Although the phenomenon of empathy is still not fully understood , what discovery
seems to be the most plausible explanation of empathy - Mirror Neurons
Cells that fire together wire together " is known as the ___ - neuronal ensembles
, Does psychiatry place an emphasis on medicine, drug interactions, diagnosis or
prevention, support systems, cultivating good mental health? - place an emphasis on
medicine, drug interactions, diagnosis
During what decade did the DSM 5 recognized post - traumatic stress disorder as an
actual condition - 20th century /1980
During WWII what was the primary goal of treatment - recuperate the soldiers to return
them to war
Emotion contagion occurs through a process known as somatic energy - True
Emotional contagion - the process by which emotions are transferred from one person
to another
Empathy is a psychological phenomenon and involves what other types of elements -
Somatic
Good self care of your nervous system requires practicing skills in-vivo ( while in the
presence of your patient clients ) to prevent your nervous systems from being
highjacked by some one else's emotions - true
Grounding techniques are self-regulation & a form of deep relaxation - False
How many areas of resilience and well-being does the PERT program teach? - 6
How many phases are found in the tri-phasic model & what are the phases - 3 phases
Phase 1. safety and stability
Phase 2. Trauma Memory Processing
Phase 3.Reconnection
If you start to mimic your patient/clients' sad frown, what system in your body becomes
activated? - ventral vagal nerve
If you start to mimic your patients /clients' sad frown , what system in your body
becomes activated - Dorsal vagus nerve
In the DSM-4 PTSD was classified as an anxiety disorder - True
In what phase does coaching of in - session self - regulation paired with low to mild
adverse stimulus begin - Personal growth , resilience and well being
In what phase does coaching of in- session self- regulation begin ? - preparation and
relationship building
