Understanding the Impact of Childhood Trauma on Brain Systems

What is the term used to describe the increased risk of mental health issues due to brain adaptations from trauma?

• Reward deficiency

• Latent vulnerability

• Threat avoidance

• Hypervigilance

How does the threat system typically respond to danger in children who have experienced trauma?

• By enhancing memory recall

• By becoming hypervigilant

• By reducing emotional responses

• By increasing attention to rewards

What is a potential consequence of heightened reactivity in the threat system?

• Improved social skills

• Greater emotional stability

• Increased risk of violence

• Enhanced learning abilities

What is the effect of abuse and neglect on the brain's reward system?

• Improved decision-making skills

• Enhanced motivation and pleasure

• Decreased responsiveness to positive stimuli

• Increased sensitivity to rewards

Which brain regions are involved in the reward system affected by trauma?

• Temporal and frontal areas

• Brain stem and striatum

• Insula and prefrontal cortex

• Amygdala and hippocampus

How does trauma affect the autobiographical memory system?

• By enhancing memory detail

• By promoting positive memory recall

• By leading to overgeneral memory

• By improving problem-solving skills

What is a consequence of focusing on negative memories due to trauma?

• Improved emotional regulation

• Increased risk of rumination

• Enhanced social interactions

• Greater academic performance

What is the role of the hippocampus in the memory system?

• Detecting threats

• Processing rewards

• Storing memories

• Regulating emotions

Why is early intervention important for children who have experienced trauma?

• To enhance their memory recall

• To prevent the emergence of mental health problems

• To increase their sensitivity to rewards

• To improve their threat detection abilities

What opportunity does the observation of brain changes before mental health issues arise present?

• To improve social skills

• To increase emotional responses

• To take preventative action

• To enhance cognitive abilities