EMDR Trauma & PTSD Diagnostic Criteria 3

Question 1

Which of the following best describes 'complex PTSD' as conceptualized in the ICD-11?

Accepted Answer

PTSD symptoms plus disturbances in self-organization including affect dysregulation, negative self-concept, and relational disturbances

Answer

ICD-11 complex PTSD includes the core PTSD features plus disturbances in self-organization (affect dysregulation, negative self-concept, disturbances in relationships).

Question 2

A survivor of repeated domestic violence cannot recall important aspects of the abuse. Under DSM-5 PTSD Criterion D, this is classified as:

Accepted Answer

Dissociative amnesia related to the traumatic events

Answer

Inability to remember important aspects of the traumatic event (dissociative amnesia) is one of the negative alterations in cognition under Criterion D.

Question 3

Which population has a lifetime PTSD prevalence approximately twice that of men, according to epidemiological research?

Accepted Answer

Women

Answer

Women have approximately twice the lifetime prevalence of PTSD compared to men, even after controlling for trauma exposure rates.

Question 4

The DSM-5 criterion requiring that PTSD symptoms cause 'clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning' corresponds to which criterion?

Accepted Answer

Criterion F

Answer

Criterion F (functional significance) requires that symptoms cause clinically significant distress or functional impairment.

Question 5

Which term describes PTSD that emerges more than 6 months after the traumatic event?

Accepted Answer

PTSD with delayed expression

Answer

DSM-5 uses the specifier 'with delayed expression' when the full diagnostic criteria are not met until at least 6 months after the traumatic event.

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EMDR Trauma & PTSD Diagnostic Criteria 3