(A) PTSD- Lewis Flashcards

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Reactive Attachment

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  • emotionally withdrawn behavior toward adult caregivers
  • persistent social and emotional disturbance
  • child experienced a patter of extremes of insufficient care (repeated changes of primary caregivers)
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Disinhibited social engagement disorder

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overly familiar behavior with relative strangers (culturally inappropriate)

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3
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Adjustment disorders and what is the time line?

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  • array of stress-response syndromes occurring after exposure to a distressing event
  • begins with-in 3 months of stressor and lasts no longer than 6 months
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4
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Acute stress disorder, specific timeline?

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3 days to 1 month

specify qualifying traumatic events as experienced directly, witnessed, or experienced indirectly

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5
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Ways to experience traumatic events that may lead to PTSD?

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Experience directly
Witnessed
Experienced indirectly
Experienced repeatedly

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6
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Types of symptoms of PTSD?

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Intrusive
Avoidance Reminders
Negative alterations to cognition and mood
Alterations of arousal and reactivity

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7
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How long do symptoms need to last to be classified at PTSD?

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At least one month!!!

before 1 month it is an Acute stress disorder

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8
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Specifiers with PTSD?

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With dissociation symptoms
Delayed expression (after 6 months)
Acute < 3 months
Chronic > 3 months

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9
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What does DREAMS stand for?

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Detachment
Re-experiencing the event
Event had emotional effects
Avoidance
Month in duration
Sympathetic hyperactivity or hyper vigilance
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10
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What neurotransmitters are involved in PTSD?

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Too much NE - mobilized fear, flight response, sym. activation

Too little 5-HT - aggression, violence, impulsivity, depression

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11
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Prevelance of PTSD is higher in….

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people who see general medial care
Exposed to sexual assualt
Mass casualties
Underlying vulnerabilities (adverse childhood experiences, comorbid diagnosis)

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12
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What are common comorbities to PTSD?

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Women = anxiety and depression
Men = irritability, impulsiveness, substance abuse
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13
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What percent of PTSD patients have a comorbid disorder?

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80%!!!!!

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