VII. Trauma & Stressor Related Disorders

Question 1

• Absence or grossly underdeveloped attachment between the child and putative caregiving adults.
• A persistent social and emotional disturbance characterized.
• The disturbance is evident before age 5 years.
• The child has a developmental age of at least 9 months

Answer 1

Reactive Attachment Disorder

Question 2

• A pattern of behavior in which a child actively approaches and interacts with unfamiliar adults.
• The behaviors are not limited to impulsivity.

Answer 2

Disinhiblted Social Engagement Disorder

Question 3

• Fairly similar to those of PTSD, but the duration is shorter.
• Symptoms occur between 3 days and 1 month after a trauma.

Answer 3

Acute Stress Disorder

Question 4

• The development of emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to an identifiable
  stressor(s) occurring within 3 months of the onset of the stressor(s).
• These symptoms or behaviors are clinically significant, as evidenced by one or both of the
  following:
• Marked distress that is out of proportion to the severity or intensity of the stressor
• Significant impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning

Answer 4

Adjustment Disorder

Question 5

• Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence
• Presence of intrusion symptoms (1)
• Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the traumatic event/s (1)
• Negative alterations in cognitions and mood associated with the traumatic event/s (2)
• Marked alterations in arousal and reactivity associated with the traumatic event/s (2)
• Duration is more than one month
• Functional Impairment

Answer 5

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder