Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders

Question 1

what are the disorders classified as trauma and stressor-related disorders?

Answer 1

1. reactive attachment disorder
2. disinhibited social engagement disorder
3. posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
4. acute stress disorder
5. adjustment disorder
   6 prolonged grief disorder

Question 2

What is the criteria for reactive attachment disorder? (there are 7)

Answer 2

A. the child does not respond to comfort and does not seek comfort
B. minimal social and emotional responsiveness to others
C. has experienced extreme insufficient care and social neglect
D. criterion c is responsible for criterion a
E. criteria for autism is not met
F. symptoms are evident before 5 years old
G. has a developmental stage of at least 9 months

Question 3

what is the diagnostic criteria for disinhibited social engagement disorder? (there are 5)

Answer 3

A. actively approaches unfamiliar adults (basically being overly familiar with adults)
B. criterion A is not limited to impulsivity but includes socially disinhibited behavior
C. has experienced extreme insufficient care and/or social neglect
D. Criterion C is responsible for Criterion A
E. has a developmental age of at least 9 months

Question 4

what is the criteria for PTSD?

Answer 4

A. Exposure to a traumatic event
B. Intrusion symptoms (recurrent memories of event)
C. Avoidance of stimuli associated with the event
D. Negative Alterations in cognitions and mood
E. Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity

Question 5

what are 3 examples of a traumatic event?

Answer 5

1. Threatened Death
2. Serious Injury
3. Sexual Violence

Question 6

how long should the disturbances of ptsd be?

Answer 6

more than 1 month because if it is less than 1 month it is acute stress disorder (3 days - 1 month)

Question 7

what are the specifiers of PTSD?

Answer 7

1. with dissociative symptoms
2. depersonalization
3. derealization

Question 8

what is the difference between PTSD and acute stress disorder?

Answer 8

duration, PTSD (more than 1 month) and acute stress disorder (3 days - 1 month)

Question 9

What is the criteria for adjustment disorders?

Answer 9

A. Development of symptoms in response to a stressor occurring within 3 MONTHS of the onset of the stressor
B. Symptoms are clinically significant
C. The disturbance is not an exacerbation of a preexisting mental disorder and does not meet the criteria for another mental disorder
D. The symptoms do not represent normal bereavement and not better explained by prolonged grief disorder
E. Once the stressor is terminated, the symptoms do not persist for more than an additional 6 months

Question 10

What is the criteria for prolonged grief disorder?

Answer 10

A. death of a loved one (12 months ago for adults but 6 months ago for children and adolescents)
B. intense yearning and/or preoccupied with memories of deceased person for at least 1 month
C. At least three of the following symptoms:
1. Identity disruption since the death
2. Marked sense of disbelief about the death
3. Avoidance of reminders of death
4. Intense emotional pain
5. Difficulty reintegrating into one’s relationships and activities after the death
6. Emotional numbness
7. Feeling that life is meaningless as a result of the death
8. Intense loneliness as a result of the death
D. Symptoms cause clinically significant distress
E. Duration and severity of bereavement reaction exceed social, cultural, and religious norms
F. Not better explained by other mental disorders