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Brain Story Certification Questions with
Correct Answers for Specific Exam Mail
12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD?
Ans: Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment
12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm
behaviors often accompany complex PTSD?
Ans: Because they help regulate intense emotional states
12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases vulnerability for
PTSD?
Ans: Male gender
12. Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with
Ans: A decrease in amygdala activation
12. The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes
Ans: All of the above: social isolation, difficulties with child rearing, problems
functioning at work
12. Two key brain structures involved in depression are
Ans: The amygdala and hippo campus
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12. What common signaling system most likely underlies the strong
association between depression and physical illnesses such as heart disease,
diabetes, and obesity?
Ans: Stress system
4. Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by:
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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:
Ans: 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?
Ans: Secure attachment
4. Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions?
Ans: None of the above
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Brain Story Certification Questions with
Correct Answers for Specific Exam Mail
12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD?
Ans: Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment
12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm
behaviors often accompany complex PTSD?
Ans: Because they help regulate intense emotional states
12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases vulnerability for
PTSD?
Ans: Male gender
12. Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with
Ans: A decrease in amygdala activation
12. The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes
Ans: All of the above: social isolation, difficulties with child rearing, problems
functioning at work
12. Two key brain structures involved in depression are
Ans: The amygdala and hippo campus
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, 2
12. What common signaling system most likely underlies the strong
association between depression and physical illnesses such as heart disease,
diabetes, and obesity?
Ans: Stress system
4. Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by:
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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:
Ans: 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?
Ans: Secure attachment
4. Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions?
Ans: None of the above
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