Trauma-Related

Question 1

Trauma-related

Answer 1

Posttraumatic Stress
Acute stress
Adjustment

Question 2

Posttraumatic Stress

Answer 2

A. Exposure to death/injury/sexual violence to you/someone close/whitness.

B. Presence of intrusion symptoms bc of trauma;
- recurrent distressing memories
- recurrent distressing dreams
- dissociative reactions (flashbakcs)
- intense prolonged psych distress at exposure to similar aspect
- physiological reactions

C. persistent avoidence of ass stimuli, memories or external riminders

D. Negative alterations in mood, inabilkity to remember important aspect or persistant negative beliefs about oneself/the world.

E. Altered behavior, like reclessness/angry/hypervigilance/exaggerated startle/concentration problems.

F. More than 1 month

Question 3

Acute Stress

Answer 3

A. Exposure to same as ptsd

B. Presence of 9 or more symptoms from catagories; intrusion, negative mood, dissociation, avoidance and arousal

C. duration is 3 days to 1 month. If more = PTSD

Question 4

Adjustment

Answer 4

A. Emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to identifiable stressor (eg divorce, painful illness etc.), within 3 mnts after stressor

B. clinically sign: distress out of proportion or impairment in important areas of func.

C. Doesn’t meet crit for any other mental disorder.