Mental Health and Psychology Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders

Question 1

According to DSM-5, PTSD requires exposure to a traumatic event involving:

Accepted Answer

Actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence

Answer

DSM-5 PTSD requires exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence, directly or indirectly (witnessing, learning about it).

Question 2

What are the four symptom clusters of PTSD in DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

Intrusion, avoidance, mood/cognition alterations, hyperarousal

Answer

DSM-5 PTSD has four symptom clusters: intrusion symptoms, persistent avoidance, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and marked alterations in arousal and reactivity.

Question 3

Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) differs from PTSD primarily in its:

Accepted Answer

Duration — ASD lasts 3 days to 1 month after trauma, PTSD lasts beyond 1 month

Answer

ASD describes traumatic stress reactions occurring 3 days to 1 month after a trauma; if symptoms persist beyond 1 month, a PTSD diagnosis is considered.

Question 4

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD specifically targets:

Accepted Answer

Unhelpful beliefs ('stuck points') about the trauma and its aftermath

Answer

CPT focuses on identifying and modifying 'stuck points' — maladaptive beliefs about the trauma related to safety, trust, power, esteem, and intimacy.

Question 5

What is 'dissociation' as it relates to trauma?

Accepted Answer

Disruption in normally integrated functions of consciousness, memory, or identity

Answer

Dissociation involves a disruption in the integration of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception, commonly occurring as a response to overwhelming traumatic experiences.

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Mental Health and Psychology Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders