Brain Story Study Guide with Answers Graded A+
1. Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered
mature around the age of:: 25
2. Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity to least: Early
childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood
3. The age ...
Brain Story Study Guide with Answers Graded A+
1. Brain Development starts shortly after conception. The brain is considered
mature around the age of:: 25
2. Order these stages of development from greatest plasticity to least: Early
childhood, late childhood, adolescence, adulthood
3. The age at which a human brain has the most connections between neurons
is:: 3
4. How do experiences shape the developing brain?: They influence which neur-
al connections are strengthened and which are pruned away
5. Different abilities, and their underlying neural circuits, develop in a bot-
tom-up sequence during sensitive periods. Put the following abilities in the
correct sequence of development.: Sensory abilities, motor skills, emotional
skills, executive function skills
6. At what stage of development do negative experiences influence the archi-
tecture of the developing brain?: At any stage of development
7. Most traits and diseases in humans are derived from:: The interaction be-
tween genes and environmental influences
8. Which of the following is an example of an epigenetic effect?: An envi-
ronmental factor modifies the area surrounding a gene such that its expression
decreases
9. Which gene has been shown to be epigenetically modified by the quality of
maternal care in rat offspring?: The glucocorticoid receptor gene
10. What happens to the stress response system when the glucocorticoid re-
ceptor gene is epigenetically modified such that it is less active and produces
fewer receptors?: The stress response increases
11. What pre-exisiting condition(s) are associated with epigenetic modifica-
tion of the glucocorticoid receptor gene in victims of suicide?: Childhood
maltreatment
12. Which of the following outcomes is NOT related to the quality of parental
care a child receives?: Manual dexterity
13. Which two hormones are involved in initiating our response to stress?: -
Cortisol and adrenalin
14. Which of the following answers best describes the difference between
tolerable and toxic stress in a child?: Tolerable stress is buffered by supportive
adult relationships but toxic stress is not
15. 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?: Silencing of the glucocorticoid receptor gene and glucocorticoid resistance
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16. Early life stress is associated with what physiological change in adult-
hood?: All of the above
17. Which of these answers below correctly identifies the brain structures in-
volved in mediating our responses to stress?: Pre-frontal cortex, hippocampus,
amygdala, hypothalamus, pituitary gland
18. Which is the most common source of childhood toxic stress in western
countries?: Neglect
19. Which of the following is a function of cortisol's activity during stress?: -
Shuts down cortisol release
20. The main impact of the Nurse Family Partnership Program is that it (choose
the best answer):: Helps to strengthen the relationship between parents and their
children and reduces toxic stress
21. The story of Sam and Elizabeth is ultimately a story about:: All of the above
22. A key element of Child-Parent Psychotherapy is that it:: Promotes growth
in the child-parent relationship that supports healthy development of the child long
after the intervention is over
23. All of the following are biological outcomes common to children in foster
care except:: Foster children's brain activity is not dimished
24. What is the core focus of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
(MTFC)?: All of the above
25. What measure can be used to predict placement instability in foster chil-
dren?: The number of placements a child has had previously
26. Which quality does food have to have in order for it to be potentially
addictive?: It needs to taste good
27. From a neurobiological perspective, why are behaviors like eating and sex
potentially addictive just as drugs of abuse are potentially addictive?: Because
they produce an increase in dopamine levels in the reward system
28. According to Dr. Montgomery, why do people recovering from process
addictions like to fun yellow lights?: The have not learned how to feel normal
emotions, so they seek out situations that give them a rush of exhilirartion
29. Why did mainstream psychiatry continue to reject, for many years, the
notion that gambling and overeating could be addictive?: Because they don't
have a prominent physical withdrawal syndrome
30. Trauma is at the core of many process and substance addictions, and
many people with addictions show particular patterns of trauma reactions.
Which of the following best describes trauma splitting?: Dissociating from
painful experiences and not integrating them into the self or daily life
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