Wisdompath Way Approach (CA)

1. In the "three story brain" the first floor refers to the first instincts, including

Meta cognition or thinking about thinking

The ability to empathize with others

Fight / flight and self-preservation

The development of conscience

2. Temperament is a genetically loaded predisposition and affects which of the following

Intensity of reaction

Food likes and dislikes

Academic talents and strengths

Athletic skill ability

3. In the "three story brain" the third floor refers to the pre-frontal cortex, including

Control and regulation

Fight / flight and self-preservation

The ability to create mental pictures of the world

Control of bodily functions

4. Trauma interferes with the child's desire to attach and connect because it

Destroys pathways in the brain

Builds neural barriers within the brain

Teaches children to rely on others for help

Affects the child’s ability to see the world as a safe place

5. At around age 3, children

Are building initial attachments with caregivers

Are experimenting with learning how to interact with the physical world

Become aware of being “me”

Have the ability to empathize

6. The soothing actions a parent takes when trying to calm a child are

A basis for later emotional life

Later used by the child as a pattern for how to self-soothe

Actions that determine a child’s temperament

Not needed as children should learn to soothe themselves

7. At around age 7, children

Become fearful of consequences

Are able to change their temperament

Need parents to always provide direction

Develop the ability to control impulses

8. When a child protests a direction given by a parent, the parent should

Talk to the child about the inappropriate protest behaviors

Promise a reward that can happen after he or she complies

Give a consequence right away to punish the child for protesting

Validate the difficulty of acceptance and surrender

9. A child's willingness to accept limits and boundaries is associated with

His or her self-soothing technique

His or her attachment to the caregiver and the human world

His or her age

His or her gender

10. In the "three story brain" the second floor refers to the emotion brain, including

The ability to create mental pictures of the world

The ability to empathize with others

Fight / flight and self-preservation

The development of conscience

Wisdompath Way Approach (CA)

1. In the "three story brain" the first floor refers to the first instincts, including

2.

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2. Temperament is a genetically loaded predisposition and affects which of the following

3. In the "three story brain" the third floor refers to the pre-frontal cortex, including

4. Trauma interferes with the child's desire to attach and connect because it

5. At around age 3, children

6. The soothing actions a parent takes when trying to calm a child are

7. At around age 7, children

8. When a child protests a direction given by a parent, the parent should

9. A child's willingness to accept limits and boundaries is associated with

10. In the "three story brain" the second floor refers to the emotion brain, including