Trauma and Stressor related disorders

Question 1

Reactive attachment d/o

Answer 1

INTERNALIZATION; Must be evident before age 5 years; child must have development age of at least 9 months. ;deemed “persistent” if present for >12 months

Question 2

Disinhibited social engagement d/o

Answer 2

EXTERNALIZATION; Developmental age of at least 9 months; “persistent” if present >12 months.

Question 3

PTSD

Answer 3

Duration >1 month; only 1 or more intrusion symptoms + 1 or more avoidance or negative cognition; with delayed expression = full diagnostic criteria not met for at least 6 months after the event

Question 4

Acute Stress d/o

Answer 4

9 or more symptoms from various trauma symptom categories; duration is 3 days to 1 month after the trauma exposure.

Question 5

Adjustment d/o

Answer 5

Development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable stressor occurring within 3 months of onset of the stressor; once the stressor is or its consequences have terminated, the symptoms do not persist for more than an additional 6 months.

Question 6

Persistent complex bereavement d/o

Answer 6

Falls under Other Specified Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorder; characterized by severe and persistent grief and mourning reactions.