Personality, Temperament and Resilience

Question 1

What are the 4 qualities of temperament?

Answer 1

VEGaS
Variable
Early appearance
Genetic 
Stable

Question 2

The odds are higher that a ____ child will develop a personality disorder

Answer 2

difficult

Question 3

Inhibited kids had much more _____ stimulation to novel stimuli

Answer 3

amygdala

Question 4

The ____ cortex is also overactive

Answer 4

prefrontal

Question 5

Novelty seeking and the approach behaviors are modulated by which NTs?

Answer 5

Dopamine; norepinephrine

Question 6

Avoidance and safety are modulated by which NTs?

Answer 6

Serotonin and norepinephrine

Question 7

The left hemisphere does ___ and the right does ___

Answer 7

approach; avoidance

Question 8

The BAS is made up of which two circuits?

Answer 8

Reward circuit and the punishment circuit (periventricular system)

Question 9

What opposes the BAS?

Answer 9

The BIS, which inhibits behavior

Question 10

___ __ is a much better predictor than IQ for final grade points

Answer 10

self discipline

Question 11

Goodness and poorness of fit are determined by the child’s ____ and the _____ of the parents

Answer 11

temperament; expectations

Question 12

____ is the reciprocal interaction between the child and his parents

Answer 12

circularity

Question 13

The ability to control ____ ____ is a key variable in a child’s temperament

Answer 13

negative emotion

Question 14

If a monkey is ____-_____ (negative environment) and they have a short/long genotype (risk gene)for ACTH, they are likely to have higher ____ levels

Answer 14

peer-reared; cortisol

Question 15

Maltreated children with high levels of _____ activity were less antisocial

Answer 15

MAOA

Question 16

Kids with a ____/____ 5HTT genotype are more protected against depression

Answer 16

long/long