PTSD Flashcards
Name the ways someone can be exposed to an event that can lead to PTSD development.
- direct experience
- witnessing in person
- learning that it occurred to a close family member or friend
- experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to details of the traumatic event (ie first responders, POs)
What is the function of the amyglada?
- processing memory
- emotional reactions
- interpreting and reacting to fear
Name 7 negative alterations in cognition and mood associated with PTSD.
- inability to remember details of event
- persistent negative beliefs
- blame
- persistent negative emotions
- diminished interest
- detachment or estrangement
- inability to be positive
Name 5 intrusive symptoms that may be present in PTSD.
- recurrent, involuntary, and intrusive distressing memories
- recurrent distressing dreams
- dissociative reactions (flashbacks)
- intense psych distress to resembling cues
- marked reactions to resembling cues
What is the function of the hippocampus?
- memory
- learning
- control of stress
- contextual fear response
Name the 6 possible alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with PTSD.
- irritability
- recklessness/self destructive behavior
- hypervigilance
- exaggerated startle response
- problems concentrating
- sleep disturbances
Name the 4 clusters of PTSD diagnosis.
- intrusion
- arousal
- avoidance
- negative alterations in cognition and mood
How long must PTSD symptoms persist before a dx can be made?
1 month
In PTSD, the disturbance causes significant _____ or _____ in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
distress or impairment
The _____ manipulates emotions and memory and extinguishes behavioral responses to fear.
medial prefrontal cortex
What part of the brain controls:
- processing memory
- emotional reactions
- interpreting and reacting to fear
the amyglada
The medial prefrontal cortex manipulates _____ and ____ and extinguishes behavioral responses to fear.
emotions; memory
The medial prefrontal cortex manipulates emotions and memory and extinguishes _____.
behavioral responses to fear
What part of the brain controls:
- memory
- learning
- control of stress
- contextual fear response
the hippocampus
