Neurobiology and its Applications to Psychotherapy

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Mark Solms

1.

Mark Solms refers to two types of consciousness. Which of the following is correct?

Select one correct answer

Exteroceptive and interoceptive

Cognizant and unconscious

Reflective and affective

2.

Mark Solms refers to a small area of the brain that is essential for consciousness. Is it?

Select one correct answer

Area Postrema

Hypothalamus

Periaquaductal Gray

Lucy Biven

3.

Which statement does Lucy Biven make?

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PTSD is diminished by anti-seizure medications such as carbamazepine

PTSD has no single psychophysiological cause

PTSD can be treated effectively with phenobarbital

4.

Panksepp's core emotional processes are:

Select one correct answer

SEEKING, AGGRESSION, PANIC, LUST, CARE, GRIEF, and PLAY

SEEKING, RAGE, FEAR, LUST, CARE, GRIEF, and PLAY

ATTACHMENT, RAGE, FEAR, LUST, CARE, GRIEF, and PLAY

Nessa Carey

5.

Which statement does Nessa Carey make?

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Every gene has about 50 million proteins associated with it

Every gene has about 70 proteins associated with it

Every gene has about 70 histone bundles associated with it

6.

Which statement does Nessa Carey make?

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Epigenetics is a sensible hypothesis for how genes can get locked in abnormal patterns

Epigenetics cannot explain how genes can get locked in abnormal patterns

Epigenetics has demonstrated how genes can get locked in abnormal patterns

Dianne Lefevre

7.

Dianne Lefevre tells us the percentage of fat in the brain. Which of the following does she say?

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The brain is 40% fat

The brain is 85% fat

The brain is 60% fat

8.

Dianne Lefevre explains the difference between neurotransmitters and hormones. Which of the following does she say?

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Neurotrasmitters are chemical messengers that travel only a thousanth of an inch across synapses.

Neurotrasmitters are carried around the body by the circulatory system.

Neurotrasmitters are secreted from the endocrine glands in the body.

Ruth Lanius

9.

In her talk 'The neurobiological unperpinnings...' Ruth Lanius says:

Select all that apply

The Superior Colliculus ilicits cognitive functions

The Superior Colliculus ilicits defensive behaviours

The Superior Colliculus is more active in people with PTSD

10.

Ruth Lanius says:

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In a shut-down response parasympathetic activation takes over

Parasympathetic activation results in bradycardio vasodilation, hypotension and drop in arousal

Sympathetic activation results in dizziness and lightheadedness

11.

In her talk 'Neuroscientifically based effective therapeutic interventions...' Ruth Lanius refers to four dimensions in the altered states of consciousness in the traumatised person. Which 2 of the following 3 are specifically referred to?:

Select all that apply

Time

Thought

Metabolism

Alan Watkins

12.

Alan Watkins tells us that the parasympathetic nervous system is mediated by the following neurotransmitter:

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Vasopressin

Noradrenaline

Acetylcholine

13.

DHEA is produced by, which?

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Adrenal glands

Pineal gland

Thymus gland

Oliver Turnbull

14.

Which statement by Freud does Oliver Turnbull quote?

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"Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all men's actions."

“The deficiencies in our description would probably vanish if we were already in a position to replace the psychological terms by physiological or chemical ones”

"The unconscious is the larger circle which includes within itself the smaller circle of the conscious."

15.

Oliver Turnbull says that emotion systems have imput to executive resources through:-

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The cerabellum to the precuneus

The corpus collosum to the medial frontal gyrus

The medial frontal lobes to the dorso-lateral frontal lobes

16.

Oliver Turnbull says that:

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Education is vital for cognition

Aerobic exercise is vital for cognition

Emotion-based knowledge is vital for cognition

Dan Siegel

17.

Dan Siegel say that the mind is:

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Embodied and relational

Embodied and metaphysical

Relational and physiological

18.

Dan Siegel uses the acronym PART to remind us of what psychotherapy should consist of. What does it stand for?

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Presence, attunement, resonance and truth

Presence, attunement, relationship and trust

Presence, attunement, resonance and trust

Professor Mark Solms
1. MS refers to two types of consciousness. Which of the following is correct?	Select 1 correct answer
a. Exteroceptive and interoceptive
b. Cognizant and unconscious
c. Reflective and affective

2. MS refers to a small area of the brain that is essential for consciousness. Is it?	Select 1 correct answer
a. Area Postrema
b. Hypothalamus
c. Periaquaductal Gray

Lucy Biven
1. Which statement does Lucy Biven make?	Select 1 correct answer
a. PTSD is diminished by anti-seizure medications such as carbamazepine
b. PTSD has no single psychophysiological cause
c. PTSD can be treated effectively with phenobarbital

2. Panksepp’s core emotional processes are:	Select 1 correct answer
a. SEEKING, AGGRESSION, PANIC, LUST, CARE, GRIEF, and PLAY
b. SEEKING, RAGE, FEAR, LUST, CARE, GRIEF, and PLAY
c. ATTACHMENT, RAGE, FEAR, LUST, CARE, GRIEF, and PLAY

Dr Nessa Carey
1. Which statement does Nessa Carey make?	Select 1 correct answer
a. Every gene has about 50 million proteins associated with it
b. Every gene has about 70 proteins associated with it
c. Every gene has about 70 histone bundles associated with it