Disorders Of Trauma And Stress

Question 0

PTSD criterion B

Answer 0

Presence of one or more intrusive symptoms like distressing memories, dreams, dissociative reactions, psychological distress at exposure, physiological reactions

Question 1

Posttraumatic stress disorder criterion A

Answer 1

Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence directly, in witness, learning from others, or repeated exposure to aversive details of events

Question 2

PTSD criterion C

Answer 2

Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event beginning afterwards

Question 3

PTSD criterion D

Answer 3

Negative alterations in mood and cognitions such as inability to remember an aspect of the event, negative beliefs about oneself, negative emotional state, diminished interest, feelings of detachment

Question 4

PTSD criterion E

Answer 4

Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the event such as irritable behavior, angry outbursts, reckless behavior, Hypervigilance, exaggerated startle response, sleep disturbance

Question 5

PTSD stats

Answer 5

Dependent on the trauma
8.7% in a lifetime
3.5% in a given year
Onset at any age 
Predictive of suicide ideation and attempts

Question 6

Acute stress disorder

Answer 6

Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, etc. presence of nine or more symptoms (intrusion, negative mood, dissociative, avoidance, arousal) duration 3days to 1 month

Question 7

ASD and PTSD causes

Answer 7

Combat, disasters, victimizations, sexual assault, terrorism, torture
Neurobiological changes
Neuroanatomical changes

Question 8

Treatment for PTSD

Answer 8

Exposure, group therapy, medication SSRIs

Question 9

Critical incident stress debriefing

Answer 9

Processing of experience and emotions immediately following the traumatic event, may actually increase the risk of PTSD