Childhood Trauma

Question 1

A person’s _____ _____ of an event is more important than the actual event facts

Answer 1

subjective experience

Question 2

The accumulation of_____ ____ is likely to cause trauma

Answer 2

adverse experiences

Question 3

PTSD is rarely the result of a _____ ____

Answer 3

single event

Question 4

Cortisol decreases what in neurons?

Answer 4

Dendritic branching

Question 5

If a good rat mother who raises a bad rat pup, how will the pup turn out?

Answer 5

Good

Question 6

What genes are more lightly methylated in good nurturing rats?

Answer 6

The hippocampal GR receptors, which bind cortisol and therefore lower its level in the body

Question 7

People with child abuse histories had _____ levels of GCR in their hippocampus

Answer 7

lower

Question 8

Neglect and maltreatment can lead to the shortening of _____, meaning that childhood trauma can lead to cell ____

Answer 8

telomeres; aging

Question 9

Maltreated children with low amounts of the ____ gene are 8x more likely to be antisocial- this is due to ______

Answer 9

MAOA; polymorphisms

Question 10

____ ____ is the only thing that increases in children undergoing chronic stress

Answer 10

Hemisphere lateralization

Question 11

Childhood who undergo trauma have similar symptoms to which disease?

Answer 11

ADHD

Question 12

The ACE survey is a proxy for what?

Answer 12

Chronic stress

Question 13

This program has had the best effect on reducing parental abuse

Answer 13

Nurse home visiting

Question 14

What is the treatment choice for children who have undergone trauma?

Answer 14

Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy