PTSD

Question 1

This symptom can manifest as dreams or flashbacks

Answer 1

Re-experiencing

Question 2

PTSD patients often ____ triggers because they remind them of the event

Answer 2

avoid

Question 3

Negative alterations in ___ and ___ are new diagnostic criteria for PTSD

Answer 3

mood; cognition

Question 4

Hypervigilance and reckless behavior are a sign of the new symptom of PTSD known as ____

Answer 4

arousal

Question 5

The duration criteria for PTSD has to be longer than a __

Answer 5

month

Question 6

PTSD involves learned ___

Answer 6

fear

Question 7

The ___ and ____ are the brain regions involved in PTSD

Answer 7

amygdala; hippocampus

Question 8

A fear response can occur after the passage of ___, after being put back in the same ____, or after exposure to the__

Answer 8

time; context; CS

Question 9

The ____ is required for recalling fear extinction (remembering not to be afraid)

Answer 9

VMPFC

Question 10

The VMPFC response is closely linked to the ____

Answer 10

hippocampus

Question 11

PTSD is a failure to ___ that you extinguished a fear response

Answer 11

recall

Question 12

Hippocampi are ___ in PTSD

Answer 12

smaller

Question 13

___ treatment can help to increase ____ volume

Answer 13

SSRI; hippocampal

Question 14

____ ___ is part of prolonged exposure when you re-expose a patient to the memory of the fearful situation

Answer 14

imaginal exposure

Question 15

____ ___ is when you expose a patient to a “real life” feared situations

Answer 15

In vivo

Question 16

Treatment for PTSD shows more ___ activity and less ____ activity

Answer 16

ACC: amygdala