Trauma Responces

Question 1

what is a type 1 trauma

Answer 1

1 unexpected incident

Question 2

what is a type 2 trauma

Answer 2

repetitive ongoing

Question 3

what areas of the brain initiate the normal response to trauma

Answer 3

PAC or ventral tegmental area

Question 4

before initiating the stress response, first the ____ assesses the need for the ____ to start it

Answer 4

before initiating the stress response, first the amygdala assesses the need for the thalamus to start it

Question 5

which hormones are releases in the stress response

Answer 5

cortisol + catecholamines

Question 6

what hormone exhibits negative feedback and shuts down the stress response

Answer 6

cortisol

Question 7

which hormone is found at lower levels in people with PTSD

Answer 7

cortisol

Question 8

what area of the brain is shrunken in PTSD and which hormone is implicated in this

Answer 8

cortisol shrinks hippocampus

Question 9

what is the role of the amygdala

Answer 9

fear and emotional memory

Question 10

recollect+ distress, nightmares, flashbacks, dissociation and physiological reactions are all examples of ____ symptoms of PTSD

Answer 10

intrusive

Question 11

avoid talking/think/activity, amnesia, lose interest, numb and detachment are all examples of ____ symptoms of PTSD

Answer 11

avoidance

Question 12

sleep, irritable/angler, concentration, hypervigilance and >startle response are all examples of _____ symptoms of PTSD

Answer 12

arousal

Question 13

what is the management of mild PTSD less than 4 weeks since the event?

Answer 13

wait

Question 14

what is the management of PTSD less than 3 months since the event?

Answer 14

brief CBT +- sleeping pill

Question 15

what is the management of PTSD more than 3 months after the event?

Answer 15

CBT or EMDR