CH5 - PTSD Section Flashcards

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1
Q

Where a person continues to experience fear and related symptoms long after a traumatic event is _______

A

Post traumatic stress disorder

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2
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Acute stress disorder

A

A milder form of PTSD, usually doesn’t have any dissociative symptoms

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3
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What is PTSD with dissociative symptoms?

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PTSD with the inability to recall the events

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4
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_____ memories, ____-linked dreams, repetative ____ emotions and sleep disturbances are all symptoms of PTSD

A

Distressing, trauma, negative

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5
Q

What is the profession at the greatest risk for PTSD

A

First responders

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6 major traumas

A

Natural disasters, sexual assault, death, terrorist attacks, torture, child abuse

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Q

______ and ____ show brain differences; activity in the _____, ______ and ______

A

PET, MRIs, hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex

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8
Q

Child abuse, poverty and lack of social support are all __________ factors of PTSD

A

environmental

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9
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Gender and cross cultural differences of PTSD

A

Women (often due to sexual assault), black americans (often due to environmental factors)

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10
Q

_______ people are more likely to seek help for PTSD

A

Whites

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11
Q

Those with lower ______ levels are at greater risk for PTSD

A

Cortisol

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12
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Cortisol helps reduce ____________ after stress by lowering ______ and _________

A

sympathetic nervous system activity, epinephrine and norepinphrine

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13
Q

_______ response more actively to emotional stimulis

A

Amygdala

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14
Q

Most common CBT is ___________

A

systematic desensitization

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15
Q

_____ _______ are the least common treatment for PTSD

A

Beta blockers

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16
Q

T/F? Psychological debriefing can do more harm than good

A

True

17
Q

2 other treatments for PTSD

A

Stress management, Eye movement desensitization, str

18
Q

The sympathetic nervous system is nerve fibers of the _____ ____ ____ that quicken the _____ and produce other changes experienced by _____ & _______

A

autonomic nervous system, heartbeat, arousal & fear

19
Q

PET & MRIS show ________ such as activity in the hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex

A

brain activity

20
Q

What would a PET or MRI show in the brain of someone with PTSD

A

activity in the hippocampus, amygdala and prefrontal cortex

21
Q

Cortisol helps reduce ___________ after stress

A

sympathetic nervous system activity

22
Q

Cortisol helps reduce SNS activity after stres by…..

A

lowering epinephrine and norepinephrine

23
Q

A dysfunctional _______ may help produce the repeated emotional symptoms in a PTSD patient

A

amygdala