Mental Health Module 5 - PTSD

Question 1

Common features of personality disorders

Question 2

Metacognition

Question 3

4 Categories of PTSD symptoms

Answer 3

Intrusion
Avoidance
Negative effects on cognition/mood
Altered arousal/reactivity

Question 4

Drug therapy for PTSD

Answer 4

SSRI (antidepressants) –> reduce anxiety/depression
anxiolytics
sedative-hypnotics

Question 5

PTSD Risk Factors

Answer 5

female gender
type/severity of trauma
past trauma
availability of support

Question 6

PTSD treatment

Answer 6

psychotherapy
eye movement desensitization reprocessing
medication (not first line)

Question 7

Anxiolytic

Answer 7

prevent feelings of fear/anxiety

Question 8

Sedatives

Answer 8

produce feelings of calm, unaware of environment
CNS depression

Question 9

Hynoptics

Answer 9

greater CNS depression than sedatives –> sleep

Question 10

Levels of anxiety

Answer 10

mild
moderate
severe
panic

Question 11

Clusters of personality disorders

Answer 11

A - odd
B - dramatic, emotional, erratic
C - anxious, fearful

Question 12

Cluster A

Answer 12

schizoid
schizotypal
paranoid

Question 13

Cluster B

Answer 13

histrionic
borderline
narcissistic
antisocial

Question 14

Cluster C

Answer 14

OCD
avoidant
dependent

Question 15

Borderline defense mechanisms

Answer 15

splitting
projection

Question 16

Splitting

Answer 16

black and white view
sees people as all good or all bad
pits people against each other

Question 17

Personality definition

Answer 17

complex set of characteristics
outside of personal awareness
stable over time
pattern of perceiving, thinking, coping, behaving

Question 18

Traits definition

Answer 18

distinguishing features in habit, character, portrayal
stable dimensions of personality

Question 19

5 Key Traits

Answer 19

Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism

Question 20

Personality disorder definition

Answer 20

deviates from cultural expectations
inflexible, stable over time
interpersonal conflict
onset adolescence or early adulthood

Question 21

Borderline PD characteristics

Answer 21

emotional lability/irritability
impulsivity/reliabilty
self-mutilation, self-harm
impaired judgment
lack of insight
splitting
psychosis

Question 22

Projection definition

Answer 22

person displaces unacceptable/negative feelings onto another person/object

Question 23

Goals of Care for BPD

Answer 23

protect patients from self harm
increase sense of control
promote positive coping strategies to deal with negative feelings/abandonment
minimize defensive strategies
maintain/restore self-esteem