Posttraumatic Stress Disorder of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence

Question 1

PTSD is characterized by

Answer 1

a set of symptoms including intrusive memories of the trauma, persistent avoidance of stimuli that are reminders of the traumatic event, persistent negative alterations in cognition and mood, and alterations in arousal, mainly seen as hyperarousal and irritability following the traumatic event.

Question 2

In children younger than the age of 6 years, PTSD is expressed:

Answer 2

spontaneous and intrusive memories may be expressed in play, or occur in frightening dreams; these intrusive thoughts may not be easily identified as related to the traumatic event