Biological Scarring, as Seen in Some Disorders Such as PTSD

question 21

Multiple Choice

Biological scarring, as seen in some disorders such as PTSD, demonstrates that

• A) the brain is capable of healing itself after a trauma.
• B) the brain may change as a result of the disorder.
• C) genetics plays a vital role in vulnerability to a disorder.
• D) brain plasticity is not possible after trauma.

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Definitions:

Repetition Priming

Priming that facilitates the cognitive processing of information after a recent exposure to that same information.

Implicit Memory

Implicit memory refers to unconscious memory, or the ability to recall or recognize information without deliberate effort.

Consciously Recollected

The act of deliberately retrieving information or memories from one's past with awareness.

State-Dependent Learning

The principle that information learned in a particular state of mind can more easily be recalled when in the same state.