CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Check or fill in the appropriate answer to the following questions. First try to answer from your understanding of the material before referring back to the course. These questions address information specifically stated in the program.
1. The raw material of the brain is the nerve cell, also called the fill in the blank . (FILL IN THE BLANK)
3. Brain development, or learning, is the process of creating, strengthening and discarding connections among neurons; these connections between the neurons are called the fill in the blank . (FILL IN THE BLANK)
5. Researchers use the term fill in the blank* to describe the brain's ability to change in response to repeated stimulation. (FILL IN THE BLANK)
8. Children who have been abused or suffered other trauma may not retain or be able to access explicit memories of their experiences; however they may retain fill in the blank* memories of the physical or emotional sensations which may produce Type a label , Type a label , or Type a label . (FILL IN THE BLANK)
10. Studies have shown that many infants and children who have been maltreated have abnormal secretions of ___________________ indicating that their bodies' responses to stress have been impaired. (CHOOSE ONE) a. Serotonin b. HPA c. Cortisol d. Neurons
11. Children with ___________________ may lose their ability to differentiate between danger and safety, and they may identify a threat in a nonthreatening situation. (CHOOSE ONE) a. a persistent fear response b. hyperarousal c. an increased internalizing symptoms d. a diminished executive functioning
12. When a child has been exposed to chronic traumatic stress, they may, in a nonthreatening environment, misinterpret nonverbal cues for threats; because of this, their brains are less able to interpret or respond to verbal cues. These children are often mislabeled as learning disabled. This brain response is called… (CHOOSE ONE) a. a persistent fear response b. hyperarousal c. an increased internalizing symptoms d. a diminished executive functioning
13. For teens who have been maltreated Type a label Type a label may be more apparent. Often, these youth have developed brains that focus on survival, at the expense of the more advanced thinking that should happen in a normal developed brains' cortex. (FILL IN THE BLANKS)
14. Children who have been abuse or neglected may not be functioning at their chronological age in terms of their physical, social, emotional, and cognitive skills. List four (4) unusual and or difficult coping behaviors they may display.
15. Type a label has a powerful influence on Type a label development. (FILL IN THE BLANKS)
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Creative Parenting Strategies for Traumatized Children
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