The Brain
Memory
Attachment
ACEs & Trauma Informed Care
General Knowledge
100

What connects the brain to the spinal cord?

what is the brainstem

100

What are explicit memories and their correlation to a developing child?

What is developing a sense of sequence. Children can start to remember the rules of games.

100

Anxious, Avoidant, Secure, and Disorganized/Fearful

What is attachment styles?

100

What does ACE stand for?

What is Adverse Childhood Experiences 

100

In the social learning theory, what are individuals in a child’s environment referred to as?

What is models

200

What brain system includes the hypothalamus, thalamus, hippocampus, and amygdala; it also plays a major role in emotion and memory?

What is the limbic system 

200

The ability to hold small amounts of information in the brain for short periods of time.

What is short term memory?

200

If someone feels safe and supported, what kind of attachment style is it?

What is secure?

200

Is a child getting a bad grade on a test an example of an ACE?

What is no

200

These specialized cells transmit electrical and chemical signals in the brain.

What is neurons

300

The mind is not just confined to the brain but is shaped by the entire body term?

What is Embodied

300

What type of memory includes habits and skills like riding a bike?

What is Implicit memory

300

What concept refers to how a child views themselves based on early relationships?

What is sense of self?

300

What approach to care focuses on safety, empowerment, and understanding trauma’s impact?

What is trauma-informed care 

300

What kind of communication is crucial for infants

What is non-verbal communication

400

The brain's ability to change in response to experience, especially during early development.

What is neuroplasticity

400

What helps us interpret experiences and predict future ones

What is Mental Models or Schemata

400

What was the study where an infant was placed with their mother, then a stranger, and then alone called?

What is the strange situation?

400

Low income, single parent, high stress levels, and high conflict can increase what?

what is risk factors that can cause ACE in families

400

Name 2 cognitive theorists in education

What is Piaget and Vygotsky 

500

complex process by which the nervous system combines various incoming signals to produce a unified response or perception

What is Neural Integration?