Trauma Related Disorders Flashcards
The stressor criterion (Criterion A) is more explicitly t with regard to events that qualify as _____
Traumatic experiences
There is a significant impairment in functioning although the distress (stress) is not out of proportion
Adjustment Stress Disorder
Essential feature of Acute Stress Disorder
development of acute traumatic symptoms within 1 month of exposure to extreme traumatic stressors.
The full symptoms 9 or more (out of 12) symptoms must be present for at least 3 days and persist for a month
Acute Stress Disorder
A life threatening illness or debilitating condition is not necessarily considered as traumatic even therefore diagnosis would be
Adjustment Stress Disorder
The 5 categories in Acute Stress Disorder
Intrusion
Negative mood
Dissociation
Avoidance
Arousal
In Criterion B in Acute Stress Disorder, how many symptoms should be present
9 out of 12 within 5 categories
Young children before age of 6 are more likely to express re experiencing symptoms of PTSD through
play which symbolizes to the trauma
Severity of trauma is associated
Acute Stress Disorder
Extreme trauma is associated with
PTSD
How do the diagnostic criteria for PTSD in preschool children differ from those for PTSD in individuals older than 6 years?
The preschool criteria requires 1 or more intrusion symptoms, 1 symptom representing either avoidance or negative alterations in cognitions and mood, and 2 or more arousal/ reactivity symptoms, whereas the criteria for older individuals require symptoms in all four categories.
The DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD require the presence of symptoms from ____ different categories
Four
Criterion B: Intrusion
Criterion C: Avoidance
Criterion D: Negative alterations in Cognitions and Mood
Criterion E: Arousal
