Week 6 - Trauma and Stressor Disorders

Question 1

What is a traumatic event? 4 things

Answer 1

1. direct exposure to trauma
2. witness in person the event as it occurred
3. Learning that a close relative/friend experienced a traumatic event
4. Experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the traumatic event

Question 2

What are the types of trauma?

Answer 2

combat, disasters, victimization, community violence, school violence, neglect, traumatic grief, medical trauma, early childhood trauma (ages 0-6), complex trauma

Question 3

What are the three types of trauma or stressor related disorders?

Answer 3

PTSD, Acute stress, adjustment disorder

Question 4

What is the DSM criteria for PTSD?

Answer 4

a. exposure to trauma
b. >1 intrusion sxs associated
c. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma
d. Negative changes in cognition and mood releated to trauma >2
e. Marked arousal and reactivity associated with trauma
f. More than 1 month
g. Cause clinical distress
h. symptoms are not attributable to other causes

Question 5

What are some intrusion sx in PTSD?

Answer 5

distressing memories