Brain Story Certification Exam Study Questions and Answers 2024

12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment 12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm behaviors often accompany complex PTSD? - Because they help regulate intense emotional states 12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases vulnerability for PTSD? - Male gender 12. Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with - A decrease in amygdala activation 12. The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes - All of the above: social isolation, difficulties with child rearing, problems functioning at work 12. Two key brain structures involved in depression are - 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? - Stress system 4. Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by: - 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? - 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: - 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? - Secure attachment 4. Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions? - None of the above 4. What brain region is most involved in behavioral inhibition? - The amygdala