Stress Disorders

Question 1

Stress has two components. They are:

Answer 1

Stressor - Event that creates demands

Stress Response - Reactions to said demands

Question 2

During and immediately after stressful situations, many people become highly anxious and depressed. For some, feelings will persist well after exposure to a trauma.

Answer 2

Psychological Stress Disorders

Question 3

Symptoms begin within four weeks of event and last for less than one month.

Answer 3

Acute Stress Disorder

Question 4

Symptoms last for longer than one month, onset may be immediate or delayed.

Answer 4

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Question 5

Stress also can have an enormous impact

on physical functioning, referred to in DSM IV-TR as:

Answer 5

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition

Question 6

Unlike Psychological stress disorders Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Condition cause…

Answer 6

Actual Physical Damage

Question 7

Defined by DSM-IV as the development of emotional or behavioural symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor(s) occurring within three months of the onset of the stressor.

Answer 7

Adjustment Disorder

Question 8

Adjustment Disorders, to be diagnosed as such must feature: (2)

Answer 8

• Marked distress that is in excess of what would be expected from exposure to the stressor
• Significant impairment in social or occupational (or academic) functioning

Question 9

Another key point in diagnosing an Adjustment Disorder is that symptoms do not represent…

Answer 9

Bereavement

Question 10

An adjustment disorder may be classified as..

Answer 10

Acute - lasting 6 months

Chronic - lasting longer than 6 months

Question 11

Adjustment Disorders can be subtyped as: (6 withs)

Answer 11

Depressed Mood
Anxiety
Mixed Anxiety & Depressed Mood
Disturbance of Conduct
Mixed Disturbance of Conduct & Emotions
Unspecified