12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - Correct Answer -Numbing, hyperarousal, functional impairment
12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm behaviors often accompany complex PTSD? - Correct Answer -Because they help regulate intense emotio...
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12. Which of the following are core symptoms of PTSD? - Correct Answer -Numbing, hyperarousal,
functional impairment
12. Why do problems like substance misuse, disordered eating, and self-harm behaviors often
accompany complex PTSD? - Correct Answer -Because they help regulate intense emotional states
12. Which of the following is NOT a factor that increases vulnerability for PTSD? - Correct Answer -Male
gender
12. Emotional over-modulation in PTSD is associated with - Correct Answer -A decrease in amygdala
activation
12. The interpersonal dysfunction that is part of PTSD includes - Correct Answer -All of the above: social
isolation, difficulties with child rearing, problems functioning at work
12. Two key brain structures involved in depression are - Correct Answer -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? - Correct Answer -Stress system
4. Human infants need to be taught how to react to social cues by: - Correct Answer -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? - Correct Answer -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: - Correct Answer -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? - Correct Answer -Secure attachment
4. Which aspect of development is NOT affected by social interactions? - Correct Answer -None of the
above
4. What brain region is most involved in behavioral inhibition? - Correct Answer -The amygdala
10. Which of the following adverse childhood experiences was not included as part of the ACE Study? -
Correct Answer -Growing up in a neighbourhood with community violence.
10. If ACE's could be prevented, which of the following would most likely also occur? - Correct Answer -
Economic productivity would increase.
10. What mechanism helps to explain the association between ACE's and cardiovascular disease in
adulthood? - Correct Answer -Activation of inflammatory pathways
10. An individual with a high ACE score is more likely to: - Correct Answer -Have multiple, lifetime
mental health diagnosis
10. What explanation does Dr. Felitti give for the cause of addiction? - Correct Answer -Addiction is a
solution to a problem caused by exposure to stressful life experiences
10. What reason does Dr. Felitti give to explain why addiction is so challenging to treat? - Correct Answer
-Treating the solution to someone's problem may be threatening and cause them to flee treatment.
15. Imaging studies have shown grey matter increases in mothers brains from 2-4 weeks to 3-4 months
postpartum. What best predicts this increase? - Correct Answer -The mother's positive perception of
her baby
15. What system is activated when a parent views images of their own baby? - Correct Answer -Both A
and C: Reward system, Emotional appraisal system
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