Question 1
2 out of 2 points
When a parent engages the upstairs brain in their
interactions, the child may begin to see that relationships
involve:
Selected Answer:
All of the above
Question 2
2 out of 2 points
The first 18 months of life, a baby encodes memories only
explicitly.
Selected Answer:
False
Question 3
2 out of 2 points
When a child has a downstairs tantrum, it would be
helpful for a parent to:
Selected Answer:
connect and redirect
Question 4
2 out of 2 points
Our amygdala causes us to act before we think.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 5
2 out of 2 points
Part of what parents need to do when it comes to
understanding that children do not have the biological
skill set think before they act is:
Selected Answer:
adjust their expectations
Question 6
2 out of 2 points
When a child has an upstairs tantrum, a parent needs to:
Selected Answer:
all of the above
Question 7
2 out of 2 points
Which one is not part of the acronym HALT?
Selected Answer:
Afraid
Question 8
2 out of 2 points
Empathy is part of the “downstairs brain”.
Selected Answer:
False
Question 9
2 out of 2 points
It it NOT important to build a stairway between the
upstairs and downstairs brain.
Selected Answer:
False
Question 10
2 out of 2 points
An upstairs tantrum is when a child intentionally makes a
decision to throw a “fit”.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 11
2 out of 2 points
The is the “search engine” of our memory
retrieval.
Selected Answer:
The hippocampus
Question 12
2 out of 2 points
When possible, it is best for parents make decisions for
their kids, so they know the parent is in authority.
Selected Answer:
False
Question 13
2 out of 2 points
It is best if parents teach children to painful
experiences.
Selected Answer:
Integrate memories to
learn from
Question 14
2 out of 2 points
When we understand more about what has happened in
our past, it gives us a better understanding of what is
happening to us in the present.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 15
2 out of 2 points
What is one of the last parts of the brain to develop in
children?
Selected Answer:
Upstairs brain
Question 16
2 out of 2 points
The brain continually prepares itself for the future based
on what has happened before.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 17
2 out of 2 points
Journaling can improve immune function, heart function
and general well being.
Selected Answer:
True
Question 18
2 out of 2 points
is a powerful activity for integrating
explicit and implicit memories.
Selected Answer:
Storytelling
Question 19
0 out of 2 points
Movement of the body can actually help restore balance
to:
Selected Answer:
The upstairs and
downstairs brain
Question 20
2 out of 2 points
The “downstairs brain” is NOT responsible for:
Selected Answer:
Imagining and planning
