Chapter 4- Trauma and stress related disorders

Question 1

Post to Matic stress disorder

Answer 1

Anxiety disorder that may develop after a traumatic experience that is characterised by (a) repeated re-experiencing of the traumatic event
(b) avoidance of stimuli associated with the Trauma or emotional numbing
C negative changes in cognitions and mood
D increased arousal

Question 2

Fear conditioning

Answer 2

Process that involves pairing a fear response with factors present at the time experiencing the fear such that subsequent exposure to these factors triggers of fear reaction

Question 3

Sympathetic arousal

Answer 3

Activation of the sympathetic nervous system that it is responsible for increased heart rate respiration rate info of blood to the organs allowing people to respond to threats

Question 4

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Answer 4

Class of anti-depressant drugs such as fluoxetine the inhibit the reuptake of serotonin

Question 5

Cognitive behaviour therapy

Answer 5

Type of psychological treatment to come finds both cognitive and behavioural concepts and techniques

Question 6

Cognitive restructuring

Answer 6

Cognitive technique in which the client learns to identify a challenge and three plays his her dysfunctional beliefs with more realistic or helpful beliefs

Question 7

In vivo experience

Answer 7

Technique of behaviour therapy in which clients confront their feed objects or situations in real life as opposed to imagical exposure