Differentiating Trauma-and-Stressor Related Disorders

Question 1

Which disorder is characterized by a child being emotionally withdrawn toward adult caregivers, rarely seeking or responding to comfort when distressed?

Answer 1

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 2

What disorder must have symptoms evident before the age of 5 and is linked to a history of severe social neglect or deprivation?

Answer 2

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 3

Which childhood disorder significantly impairs a young child’s ability to relate interpersonally to adults or peers?

Answer 3

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 4

What disorder is considered persistent when it lasts more than 12 months, and severe when all symptoms are present at high levels?

Answer 4

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 5

Which disorder in young children is often co-morbid with cognitive delays, language delays, and stereotyped behaviors?

Answer 5

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 6

What disorder may include internalizing symptoms like withdrawal, sadness, or fearfulness, in addition to relational impairments?

Answer 6

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 7

Which disorder is marked by a child actively approaching and interacting with unfamiliar adults in an overly familiar or socially disinhibited way?

Answer 7

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

Question 8

What disorder can be distinguished from ADHD because, although the child may seem impulsive, they do not show significant problems with attention or hyperactivity?

Answer 8

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

Question 9

What disorder is considered persistent when it lasts more than 12 months, and severe when all symptoms are present at high levels especially in how the child interacts with unfamiliar adults?

Answer 9

Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder

Question 10

The required time to diagnose Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after the traumatic event.

Answer 10

1 month and more

Question 11

Which disorder requires exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence—whether through direct experience, witnessing, learning it happened to a loved one, or repeated/extreme exposure?

Answer 11

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Question 12

Which trauma-related disorder is associated with heightened activity in the HPA (hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal) axis, contributing to stress responses?

Answer 12

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Question 13

What disorder requires that the traumatic event occurs before the onset of symptoms for a diagnosis to be made?

Answer 13

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Question 14

If full criteria of PTSD are not met
until at least 6 months after the event, this is the specifier to be added on the diagnosis.

Answer 14

With Delayed Expression

Question 15

In which disorder might a person rely excessively on dissociation (e.g., feeling detached from body or surroundings) as a coping mechanism after trauma?

Answer 15

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Question 16

The required time to diagnose Acute Stress Disorder.

Answer 16

Inbetween 3 days and 1 month after trauma exposure.

Question 17

What disorder can be diagnosed if the symptoms occur immediately after an exposure to trauma, whether through direct experience, witnessing, learning that the event occurred to a close family member, or repeated exposure but last for less than 1 month?

Answer 17

Acute Stress Disorder

Question 18

Which disorder may be diagnosed if trauma symptoms for Acute Stress Disorder last for more than 1 month?

Answer 18

PTSD

Question 19

Which disorder is characterized by the development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to identifiable stressors that occur within 3 months of the onset of the stressors?

Answer 19

Adjustment Disorder

Question 20

If symptoms persist beyond 6 months after the stressor or its consequences have ended, what diagnosis will be applied instead of Adjustment Disorder?

Answer 20

Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder

Question 21

Which disorder may sometimes be diagnosed instead of bereavement if the symptoms are judged to be out of proportion to what would be expected or significantly impair self-care and interpersonal relations?

Answer 21

Adjustment Disorder

Question 22

People from disadvantaged life circumstances are at a higher risk of experiencing stressors and may be more likely to develop which disorder?

Answer 22

Adjustment Disorder

Question 23

Which disorder is diagnosed when an individual experiences grief for at least 12 months following the death of a close person (6 months for children)?

Answer 23

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Question 24

In which disorder is the focus primarily on the loss and separation from a loved one, rather than generalized symptoms of low mood?

Answer 24

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Question 25

Which disorder involves distress specifically related to the death of a loved one, with the bereaved individual experiencing difficulty letting go of the deceased?

Answer 25

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Question 26

Which disorder is often heightened by increased dependency on the deceased person prior to their death?

Answer 26

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Question 27

Prolonged Grief Disorder is more common on which gender?

Answer 27

Women

Question 28

Which disorder may be associated with increased tobacco and alcohol use, as well as other medical conditions, as individuals try to cope with the grief?

Answer 28

Prolonged Grief Disorder

Question 29

What disorder is commonly co-morbid with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), substance-use disorders, and sometimes Separation Anxiety Disorder?

Answer 29

Prolonged Grief Disorder