Neurobiology and its Applications to Psychotherapy

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Lucy Biven

1.

Lucy Biven, in referring to the work of Jaak Panksepp, says:

Select one answer

The emotional systems of the brain are only ever conditionally aroused

The emotional systems of the brain are unconditionally aroused in certain circumstances

The emotional systems of the brain are dependent on thought processes

The emotional systems of the brain are different from those of other mammals

2.

There are two types of depression that emanate core emotional processes; these emanate from the GRIEF and SEEKING systemss:

Select one answer

There are several types of depression that can emanate from any of the 7 emotional systems devised by Panksepp

There is just one type of depression that emanates from the GRIEF system

There are two types of depression that emanate from the GRIEF system and one from the SEEKING system

Depression can never be understood as emanating from specific emotional systems, but only from past experiences

Dr Mona DeKoven Fishbane

3.

Mona Fishbane, in describing how stress is transmitted, says:

Select one correct answer

The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed electrically

The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed electrically and chemically

The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed chemically

The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed by direct contact with another neuron

4.

Mona Fishbane, in describing how information is transmitted between neurons, says:

Select one correct answer

There are individual differences in stress reactivity. These are determined by the oxytocin receptor gene

Stress reactivity is purely an expression of childhood trauma

People can learn to modify the oxytocin receptor gene

The oxytocin receptor gene works in interaction with cognition

Professor Vittorio Gallese

5.

Vittorio Gallese says:

Select one correct answer

One-third of mirror neurons have a congruent relationship between visual and motor responses

Two-thirds of mirror neurons have a congruent relationship between visual and motor responses

One-third of mirror neurons have a congruent relationship between audio and motor responses

It is not possible to measure the congruence of the relationship between visual and motor responses in terms of mirror neuronal activity

6.

Commenting on research findings into bodily self-recognition, Gallese says:

Select any that apply

The bodily self is ultimately linked to a motor representation

The bodily self is ultimately linked to a visual representation of the self

We know our self through another’s imitation of our actions

A sense of bodily self is encased within the sensorimotor system

Dr Jean Knox

7.

Jean Knox refers to 3 types of countertransference. They are:

Select any that apply

Syntonic

Ambivalent

Concordant

Complementary

8.

Jean Knox suggests that:

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Observation and imitation of the facial expression of emotions activates the same group of brain structures

Observation and imitation of the facial expression of emotions activates a mirror matching mechanism

Observation of the facial expression of emotions stimulates an embodied countertransference

Observation of the facial expression of emotions stimulates hand movements in the observer

Dr Ruth Lanius

9.

Ruth Lanius says:

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The key structure in engaging and disengaging appropriate neural networks is the anterior insula

The key structure in engaging and disengaging appropriate neural networks is the pre-frontal cortex

The key structure in engaging and disengaging appropriate neural networks is the corpus callosum

The key structure in engaging and disengaging appropriate neural networks is the hippocampus

10.

Ruth Lanius says:

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Bringing the salience network of the brain online involves interoceptive awareness

Interoceptive awareness is being aware of one’s inner feeling states and able to link these to emotions

The salience network is needed to perform cognitive tasks

The salience network is activated by sleep

Dr Terry Marks-Tarlow

11.

In the video Susie Orbach says which of the following

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Bottom-up, implicit processes emerge from the unconscious

Intuition is the expression of implicit processes that are body-based

Implicit processes are guided by the left-brain

Implicit processes are automatic

12.

In describing the PLAY circuit (Panksepp's concept), Terry Marks-Tarlow suggests that:

Select any that apply

Play enables true growth and transformation during therapy

A trauma-based model of therapy based on rupture and repair misses the possibility of transformation through play

In play it is fun to hurt another

There is a game structure to therapy

Dr Iain McGilchrist

13.

Iain McGilchrist says that the language centres of the left hemisphere include:

Select any that apply

Broca’s area

The planum temporale

Tensor Lympani

Basal ganglia

14.

Which of the following does Iain McGilchrist suggest are focuses of attention for the right-brain?

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The new versus the known

Predictability versus possibility

Abstraction versus context

Individuals versus categories

Dr Jaak Panksepp

15.

Jaak Panksepp believes that:

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Feelings are an irrelevance

Feelings are a product of the neo-cortex

Feelings are sub-cortical

is caused by false memories which have been Feelings are primarily a product of the amygdalaconstructed by the person with DID based on sociocultural influences, and / or have been implanted by psychotherapists

16.

Jaak Panksepp suggests that one of the 7 primary emotional processes in the brain is highly significant in understanding and treating depression. It is:

Select one correct answer

The SEEKING system

The CARE system

The RAGE system

The FEAR system

Professor Stephen Porges

17.

Stephen Porges says:

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Disengagement by another triggers sympathetic nervous system reactivity in the form of a defensive response

Disengagement or turning away is a self-protective strategy

Depending on our physiological state we will respond to the world variably

When we shift our physiology (through breath) our perspective changes

18.

Stephen Porges says:

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Embedded in the polyvagal theory is the notion that our organismic state transduces sensory information in different ways

Neuroception is an involuntary neuro-detection of risk factors in the environment

Embedded in the polyvagal theory is the notion that the neo-cortex continually monitors our physiological state

The vagus nerve is primarily activated by REM sleep

Dr Allan Schore

19.

Allan Schore says:

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The infant’s anterior cingulate enters a critical period at 3 months, being shaped by experiences of mutual love

The infant’s amygdala enters a critical period at 3 months, being shaped by experiences of mutual love

The infant’s anterior cingulate enters a critical period at 18 months, being shaped by experiences of mutual love

The infant’s amygdala enters a critical period at 18 months, being shaped by experiences of mutual love

20.

In offering a neuropsychoanalytic update of Freud’s topographic theory Allan Schore suggests that:

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The conscious mind is spread equally across both left-brain and right-brain

The conscious mind is located in left-brain, and the unconscious mind is located in the right-brain

The conscious mind is located in upper right-brain, and the unconscious mind in lower left-brain

The conscious mind cannot be specifically located in either hemisphere

Dr Dan Siegel

21.

Dan Siegel says that in making a clinical assessment, the clinician should:

Select any that apply

Look for chaos and rigidity in that person’s interpersonal life and within their inner, subjective life

Probably undertake an AAI (Adult Attachment Interview)

Assess for relational well-being

Carry out a heart-rate variability test

22.

Dan Siegel defines integration as:

Select one correct answer

"Unification between different states"

"The assembling of complicated systems from less-complicated units and subsystems"

"Consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes"

"The linkage of differentiated parts"

Professor Mark Solms

23.

Mark Solms says that:

Select any that apply

A psychotic state can be fMRI imaged to show that the mesocortical dopamine system is activated

A psychotic state cannot be fMRI imaged

A psychotic state is the result of over-activation of 5-hydroxytryptamine

A psychotic state cannot be reduced to increased dopamine, but you cannot have a psychotic state without increased dopamine

24.

Mark Solms says that:

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Electrode deep brain stimulation of patients with depression leads to immediate but temporary signs of recovery

Electrode deep brain stimulation of patients with depression does not make any significant difference to their mood

Electrode deep brain stimulation of patients with depression is only effective if combined with psychotherapy

Electrode deep brain stimulation of patients with depression is considered unethical

Dr Alan Watkins

25.

Alan Watkins says that the first priority in developing a self-regulating breathing practice is:

Select one correct answer

To regulate the depth of your breath

To control the speed of your breath

To control the rhythm of breathing via a fixed ratio of timing in and out breaths

To control the level of resistance to your breath

Lucy Biven
1. Lucy Biven, in referring to the work of Jaak Panksepp, says:	Select 1 correct answer
a. The emotional systems of the brain are only ever conditionally aroused
b. The emotional systems of the brain are unconditionally aroused in certain circumstances
c. The emotional systems of the brain are dependent on thought processes
d. The emotional systems of the brain are different from those of other mammals

2. There are two types of depression that emanate core emotional processes; these emanate from the GRIEF and SEEKING systemss:	Select 1 correct answer
a. There are several types of depression that can emanate from any of the 7 emotional systems devised by Panksepp
b. There is just one type of depression that emanates from the GRIEF system
c. There are two types of depression that emanate from the GRIEF system and one from the SEEKING system
d. Depression can never be understood as emanating from specific emotional systems, but only from past experiences

Dr Mona DeKoven Fishbane
1. Mona Fishbane, in describing how information is transmitted between neurons, says:	Select 1 correct answer
a. The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed electrically
b. The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed electrically and chemically
c. The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed chemically
d. The information that comes into the neuron is conveyed by direct contact with another neuron

2. Mona Fishbane, in describing how stress is transmitted, says:	Select 1 correct answer
a. There are individual differences in stress reactivity. These are determined by the oxytocin receptor gene
b. Stress reactivity is purely an expression of childhood trauma
c. People can learn to modify the oxytocin receptor gene
d. The oxytocin receptor gene works in interaction with cognition

Professor Vittorio Gallese
1. Vittorio Gallese says:	Select 1 correct answer
a. One-third of mirror neurons have a congruent relationship between visual and motor responses
b. Two-thirds of mirror neurons have a congruent relationship between visual and motor responses
c. One-third of mirror neurons have a congruent relationship between audio and motor responses
d. It is not possible to measure the congruence of the relationship between visual and motor responses in terms of mirror neuronal activity

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