Neurobiology with Heart | Partnering with Your Client’s Brain to Make Your Sessions Easier and Deeper Post-Test

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The brain processes information sequentially, from the bottom of the brain*
- The brain processes information only side the side
- The order of processing is from the bottom up
- The brain processes facts first and then feelings
- it doesn’t process any information
Layer one in the brain at the bottom of the brain, also called the brainstem and diencephalon, processes what kind of language?*
- English
- Movement and sensation
- Colors
- It doesn’t process any information
A name for a cell commonly found in the brain is*
- Neuron
- Green
- Prefrontal cortex
- Lungs
The prefrontal cortex is part of processing emotional balance, attuned communication, and moral reasoning.*
- True
- False
One way a brain can be thought of is*
- A blob of organs mushed together
- An organ that doesn’t matter
- A linear processing system
- An open, dynamic, complex system
In this course, we look at how the brain organizes information through the lens of history. Because this is done without conscious awareness, just like walking, the instructor uses this metaphor to describe the implicit memory system*
- A hotter balloon observing the mind
- A map of the mind
- A psychological floor
- There is no discussion of implicit memory in this course
When understanding the brain more deeply it is helpful to*
- Name various parts of the brain
- Think of states rather than parts
- Integrate complex information
- Know the cellular structure of the amygdala
The prefrontal cortex in the front of the brain can*
- Witness the subcortical mind.
- Give compassion to the self
- Integrate complex information
- The prefrontal cortex is disconnected from the rest of the brain
A brain can change when it*
- Has both enough stress and enough safety
- Is thinking about several things at once
- Is flooded with pain
- Is told by the therapist that it is right about how it sees the world
A complex open, dynamic system*
- Cannot change
- Can only be altered by internal processes
- Can be altered by inside processes as well as outside influence
- Can only be altered by outside influences
The neocortex has ____ layers of neurons*
- 50
- 5,000
- 50,000
- 6
When it comes to how your brain makes sense of the world, your history is part of every moment of processing the present*
- True
- False
Empathy is processed*
- By the frontal lobe
- In the subcortical part of the brain and in the body
- In the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
- By everyone in identical ways
Using self-compassion in the therapeutic stance can*
- Make you want to change your clients thinking faster
- Make you forget about being a therapist
- Prevent burnout
- Become a burden to your client
The right hemisphere of the brain is good at*
- Making objective goals
- Seeing the world as a set of tools
- Processing moment to moment experience
- It isn’t good at anything
The brian has one hemisphere*
- One hemisphere
- Two hemispheres that function identically
- Two hemispheres that do different things, for example the left brain does reason and the right brain does feeling
- Two hemispheres that process the world in different ways
These are all branches of the autonomic nervous system, EXCEPT*
- your pinky toe
- Sympathetic nervous system
- Ventral Vagal Complex
- Dorsal Vagal Complex
The autonomic nervous system scans for danger*
- by looking around the room
- One time per hour
- Four times per second
- it does not scan for danger
One of the many ways a therapist can tell that their system is probably sensing danger is*
- They want to get their client to shift (agenda) and/or they feel frustration at the client’s resistance (judgment)
- They will stay focused on their treatment plan
- They will identify an problematic emotional knowing in the client
- The therapist will never sense danger while in session
One therapeutic stance that is recommended in this course is*
- Detachment from outcome moment to moment in the session
- That you give advice to help clients get healthy faster
- That you move a lot with your clients to help their brain wake up
- Therapeutic stance is not discussed in this course
These are likely intentions behind symptoms*
- To make things harder in therapy
- To never allow for change
- To hurt the client more
- To increase well being, safety and justice
Equanimity is*
- The stance of not knowing what is good or bad, to detach from the stories we make up about what is good or bad.
- Equanimity is not a topic in the course
- A way to know right from wrong
- Explained in this course through a metaphorical story about two sheep herders
When discussing therapeutic stance, this instructor recommends*
- Trusting your academic knowledge above your client’s knowledge
- Not caring about clients to protect yourself from burnout
- Trusting your client’s systems
- Never apologizing to a client
The brain makes _____ out of stimuli from the environment*
- Words
- Nonsense
- Meaning
- Images
According to this instructor, the brain's anatomy shows us that we are feeling beings that sometimes think*
- True
- False
The autonomic nervous system makes meaning in the area of*
- Assessment of safety or danger
- Assessment of language differences
- Assessment of food preferences
- The brainstem and autonomic nervous system do not make meaning
The autonomic nervous system senses danger that is physically threatening and also escapable; the system is likely to enter into ______ defensive responses*
- Connection and bonding
- Freeze
- Fight and flight
- The brainstem and autonomic nervous system do not make meaning
The autonomic nervous system senses danger that is life-threatening and not escapable; the system is likely to enter into ______ defensive responses*
- Freeze, collapse, and/or dissociation
- Freeze
- Fight and flight
- The brainstem and autonomic nervous system do not make meaning
The autonomic nervous system senses safety; the system is likely to enter into ______ responses*
- Connection, bonding, play, and rest
- Freeze
- Fight and flight
- The brainstem and autonomic nervous system do not make meaning
The autonomic nervous system is part of the cardiovascular system, not the brain*
- True
- False
According to the neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp, the ____________ system is longing for connection and drives us to explore*
- Defense
- Collapse dissociation
- Fight and flight
- Seeking
According to the neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp, when the seeking system is met, we first move into _______________ behaviors and feelings*
- Panic/grief
- Care and bonding
- Overeating
- The seeking system does not exist.
The basal ganglia processes*
- Colors of the rainbow
- Does not exist
- Procedural and psychomotor movement
- Only feedback from the left big toe
The limbic system processes*
- Colors of the rainbow
- Does not exist
- Complex mathematics
- Emotion
The basal ganglia and limbic regions are located close together and intricately connected*
- True
- False
The default mode network got its name because*
- It only processes colors of the rainbow
- It does not exist
- It is active when other brain processes are quiet
- Emotions are the only thing it can think of
The default mode network can*
- Influence the stress response because it is the main part of the brain that helps with defensive responses such as fight/flight
- Is the part of the brain that processes color
- Is part of the task positive network
- Is in the brainstem
The brain processes what’s known as the theory of mind; this means that*
- All people can read the minds of animals if they try
- The brain does not do this
- The brain can make guesses about what is happening in the minds of others
- Emotions are the only thing it can think of
The anterior cingulate cortex*
- helps make sense of feelings
- is a bridge between the subcortical brain and the neocortical brain
- helps you taste chocolate ice cream
- both A and B
The insular cortex is part of processing*
- The names of all of the characters on the tv show friends
- Awareness of self and interception
- Is the only part of your brain involved in reading a book
- Nothing because it does not exist
The language “you and me” can*
- Make the occipital lobe process visual information without black and white thinking
- Undo aloneness
- Not matter
- Create a sense of euphoria
An empowering reframe is*
- Seeing behaviors, emotions, and parts as potentially helpful and/or acting with the intention to help
- Make the client dependent on the therapist
- Not discussed in this course
- Is only a useful tool when a client is dissociated
In the brain, language can be used to*
- Connect vast and desperate neural networks
- Make you forget painful experiences from your past
- Connect to the brainstem
- Separate the medulla obligate from the midbrain
If a client uses a high five in the mirror, one part of the brain that is involved is*
- The insular cortex
- The medulla obligate
- The basal ganglia
- The prefrontal cortex
If it is to process positive emotion successfully, the subcortical brain must pay attention to it for*
- 1 second
- 20-30 seconds
- The subcortical brain cannot process positive experiences
- 5 minutes
Memory reconsolidation is*
- The task-positive neural network
- The shift in a long term potentiation pattern that allows the implicit memory system to take in and be changed by new learning
- Something that occurs only in the conscious mind
- A process that happens only in imagery and narrative work
The three essential components that must be present if a brain is to reconsolidate memories are*
- The amygdala, the prefrontal cortex and the default mode network
- The original emotional knowing, a knowing that mismatches the original emotional knowing, and a regulated brain, so the mismatch detectors are active
- The basal ganglia, the limbic system, and the prefrontal cortex
- A corrective experience, the presence of the therapist, and a client in “witnessing mind”
The healing brain state*
- Can hold two knowings simultaneously
- Can say the alphabet backward
- Is flooded
- Cannot hold two knowing simultaneously
Which of these is NOT a needed element in memory reconsolidation*
- original knowing embodied
- a knowing that mismatches the original knowing is embodied
- the brain is in a cathartic re-enactment
- the brain is regulated enough that areas that can detect mismatch are functioning
Which of these is is an example used in this course as a way to help clients discover targeted emotional knowings*
- Doing a genogram
- Symptom deprivation
- Meditation training
- Adding extra silence to sessions
What are two things that a client can practice to increase regulation when emotional knowings are embodied?*
- Yoga and meditation
- Saying positive affirmations and writing narrative about their historyCathartic dance and eating jello
- Compassion and coherence
- Taking in the therapist’s interpretation of their family history and journaling
What is meant by the term dual empathy in this course?*
- Equal empathy for two clients in the room
- Empathy for the therapist and the client at once
- Saying empathetic phrases twice in a row
- Showing overt empathy for the coherence of the symptom and for the desire for the symptom to end at the same time
A clinician can use_____________ language to elicit a mismatch in the clients knowledge*
- Nuanced and detailed
- All or nothing
- The client never has mismatched knowledge; this must be given by the therapist
- Gentle
Which response would be indicative that a memory reconsolidation occurred*
- Surprise, confusion, and/or a spontaneous laugh
- A client closing their eyes
- A spontaneous laugh
- The client breaking down in tears
How can you double-check to ensure a memory reconsolidation process was successful?*
- Attempt to evoke the original symptom or knowing
- Do not do this, or the original long term potentiation pattern will return
- Utilize the mismatch knowing when a new symptom arises and see if it goes away
- Both a and c would be good ways to double-check
What makes a neural network labile?*
- Prediction error
- Long term potentiation patterns in neural networks can never be labile
- A consolidated network is easily changed regularly and everyday, it doesn’t require therapy
- Connection experiences with the therapist
Which of these therapeutic moves would get in the way of successful memory reconsolidation?*
- Therapeutic use of silence
- Helping to evoke a prediction error through juxtaposition
- Working with the client to stop a troublesome symptom
- Focusing and the client’s panic about change
A neural network is*
- A part of your brain that processes behavior
- A memory of your childhood home
- A group of neurons that processes information in the languages of behavior, affect, sensation, imagery, and cognition
- The way compassion works
A neural network is*
- A prediction error
- A group of neurons that fires in a long term potentiation pattern
- A memory from previous therapeutic corrective experiences
- A resonant bridge between a therapist and client
In this course, the acronym BASIC is used to help clinicians remember the five languages we can track to target a neural network. The B stands for*
- Belief
- Behavior
- Bafflement
- Body
In this course, the acronym BASIC is used to help clinicians remember the five languages we can track to target a neural network. The A stands for*
- Affect
- Aluminum
- Anger
- Alloy
In this course, the acronym BASIC is used to help clinicians remember the five languages we can track to target a neural network. The S stands for*
- Significance
- Sonorous
- Self-efficacy
- Sensation
In this course, the acronym BASIC is used to help clinicians remember the five languages we can track to target a neural network. The I stands for*
- Intelligence
- Intuition
- Image
- Implicit memory
In this course, the acronym BASIC is used to help clinicians remember the five languages we can track to target a neural network. The C stands for*
- Cognition
- Concentration
- Challenge
- Collaboration
In this course, the clinical tape used to show the full tracking of a neural network was tracking a woman who was exploring what type of gesture?*
- Hiding her face
- Raising her hand to ask a question
- Pushing something away
- Reaching out with her hand, seeking something, pushing up on her leg to reach for something
A clinician can use any of the five BASIC languages to begin tracking a neural network.*
- True
- False
When tracking the behavioral elements of a neural network, it can be helpful to track sensation in the*
- Face
- Back of the body
- Heart and belly area
- Muscles and joints
Tracking neural networks can be used to help a client discover*
- Implicit emotional knowings
- Only sensations in the body
- The reason they came to therapy
- Tracking neural networks will never lead to new discoveries
Which question here will help to elicit a witnessing brain state?*
- How are you feeling today?
- Do you have a pet?
- How do you feel towards…?
- Are your feeling that in your body?

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