Course Quiz for The Neurobiology of the Complex Chronic Pain Patient by Janina Fisher, PhD

Trauma may occur as a result of:

The research suggests that PTSD:

Research has shown that trauma may result as a consequence of:

Implicit memory may include:

Medically unexplained pain may sometimes be attributed to:

Symptoms of trauma, such as chronic irritability or depression, may be adaptive ways for children to cope with attachment figures that are not safe.

The Triune Brain Model

In the face of trauma, the ________________ will shut down, affecting speech and making it difficult to take in new information.

The adrenaline surge in emergency situations helps us to stay:

Brain scan research demonstrates that traumatic memories are encoded:

Implicit memories may take the form of:

The theory of structural dissociation includes compartmentalization of traumatic memories and a part of the self that can:

The theory of structural dissociation includes the presence of __________________ that reflect the emotional part of the personality.

Evidence of the “attach cry for help” aspect of the personality may include:

Evidence of a “fight” aspect of the personality may include:

Conversion symptoms may include:

Robert Scaer’s theory postulates that unresolved pain represents traumatic memory encoded in the body.

Clients with nervous systems that have adapted to chronic hypoarousal may complain of:

Clients with nervous systems that chronically oscillate between hyperarousal and hypoarousal may:

Habitual postural patterns based on adaptation to a dangerous environment may:

Sensorimotor psychotherapy for trauma places the least emphasis on:

Sensorimotor psychotherapy tracks the body as a way of:

Trauma treatment often involves keeping the ___________________ “online.”

One challenge that chronic pain patients sometimes face is that there is a history of:

Sensorimotor psychotherapy for pain may involve working with _____________ to reach the implicit memories underlying the pain.

Part of trauma treatment for pain may involve allowing the body to complete actions that were ____________ during a traumatic event.

Sensorimotor psychotherapy prioritizes the ________________ of new and reparative/healing experiences that occur in treatment.

The therapist’s “secret weapon” is:

States of _________________ will increase safety and make therapy more enjoyable for both the client and the therapist.

Sudden “cures” of dissociative symptoms such as chronic pain have often been observed by trauma therapists:

After eliciting a traumatic memory in the process of therapy, what factor is important for encoding an opposing positive memory (for example, recalling an abuser being supportive and nurturing).

One principle of sensorimotor therapy is:

In sensorimotor therapy, it is most important with trauma to focus on:

In sensorimotor therapy, persistent trauma-related symptoms can be primarily parasympathetic (i.e. nausea, IBS) or sympathetic (jaw pain, fibromyalgia, tachycardia). These can be interpreted as:

Which of these statements expresses Peter Levine’s view about trauma:

Which of these four is not part of the “social engagement” system described by Stephen Porges:

A proposed alternative to the sympathetic-dominant fight/flight system in humans is: