Teicher and Colleagues (2002) Studied the Chronic Activation of Stress

question 4

Multiple Choice

Teicher and colleagues (2002) studied the chronic activation of stress responses due to childhood trauma. The researchers found ____.

• A) no meaningful differences in brain structures between childhood trauma victims and those who suffered no abuse
• B) that the hippocampal and amygdalar volumes were very low
• C) that the activity in the amygdala increased the ability to remember clearly
• D) that the amygdala and hippocampus could hamper the brains ability to encode, store and retrieve memories

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