BRAIN STORY CERTIFICATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive adult relationships but toxic stress is not - answer- Which of the following answers best describes the difference between tolerable
and toxic stress in a child?
Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid resistance - answer- Allostatic changes due to activation of the stress response can produce allostatic load on the body and brain. Which of the following pairs does NOT correctly identify an allostatic change and its corresponding allostatic load?
All of the above - answer- Early life stress is associated with what physiological change in adulthood?
Pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland - answer- Which of these answers below correctly identifies the brain structures involved in mediating our responses to stress?
Neglect - answer- Which is the most common source of childhood toxic stress in western countries?
Shuts down cortisol release - answer- Which of the following is a function of cortisol's activity during stress?
Helps to strengthen the relationship between parents and their children and reduces toxic stress - answer- The main impact of the Nurse Family Partnership Program is that it (choose the best answer):
All of the above - answer- The story of Sam and Elizabeth is ultimately a story about:
Promotes growth in the child-parent relationship that supports healthy development of the child long after the intervention is over - answer- A key element of Child-Parent Psychotherapy is that it:
Foster children's brain activity is not dimished - answer- All of the following are biological outcomes common to children in foster care except:
All of the above - answer- What is the core focus of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC)?
The number of placements a child has had previously - answer- What measure can be used to predict placement instability in foster children? It needs to taste good - answer- Which quality does food have to have in order for it to be potentially addictive?
Because they produce an increase in dopamine levels in the reward system - answer- From a neurobiological perspective, why are behaviors like eating and sex potentially addictive just as drugs of abuse are potentially addictive?
The have not learned how to feel normal emotions, so they seek out situations that give them a rush of exhilirartion - answer- According to Dr. Montgomery, why do people recovering from process addictions like to fun yellow lights?
25 - answer- Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered mature around the age of:
Early childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood - answer- Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity to least
3 - answer- The age at which a human brain has the most connections between neurons is:
They influence which neural connections are strengthened and which are pruned away -
answer- How do experiences shape the developing brain?
Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional skills, executive function skills - answer- 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.
Whether they are high on inattention or hyperactivity/impulsivity dimensions compared to other children of the same age and sex - answer- Of the answers below, which one is
the most important to remember when considering an ADHD diagnosis for a child?
Insecure attachment - answer- Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for extremes of inattention and impulse control problems in children?
At any stage of development - answer- At what stage of development do negative experiences influence the architecture of the developing brain?
The interaction between genes and environmental influences - answer- Most traits and diseases in humans are derived from:
An environmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that its expression decreases - answer- Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic effect?
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