Exam Preview for 1047: Trauma Etiology & Posttraumatic Stress: Past

Trauma Etiology & Posttraumatic Stress: Past & Present

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1. What is the difference between trauma and post-traumatic stress? Trauma is the event; whereas post-traumatic stress are the symptoms that arise from our attempts to cope with traumatic experiences. Establishment of Secular Democracy Trauma and post-traumatic stress are interchangeable terms. Trauma is an acute experience in the past; whereas post-traumatic stress is chronic. Trauma is a painful experience; whereas post-traumatic stress is the nightmares we have about them.
2. What was the first term for post-traumatic stress? Hysteria Shell Shock DESNOS All of the Above
3. What sociopolitical contexts most recently influenced our conceptualization of trauma and post-traumatic stress? The Establishment of Secular Democracy Contending with War & its Psychological Casualties Women’s Suffrage & Liberation Movements Hysteria
4. What is the first requirement for a diagnosis of ASD and PTSD as codified in the DSM-5? An overwhelming experience A Criterion A Event Dissociation Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
5. What is not a core symptom of PTSD as outlined in the DSM-5? Re-Experiencing Avoidance & Numbing Hypervigilance Suicidal Ideation
6. What symptom may be unique to CPTSD in comparison to ASD/PTSD? Re-Experiencing Alterations in Perception of the Perpetrator Avoidance of Internal and/or External Reminders of Event Dissociative Experiences
7. What might constitute an enduring trauma versus one that is acute? Motor Vehicle Accidents Race-Based Traumatic Stress Traumatic Grief Natural Disasters
8. What mechanism has been suggested as the etiology of neurophysiological dysregulation and concomitant medical impairment? Allostatic Load Underactive HPA Axis Hyperactive Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex Decrease GABA production
9. What is the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and the onset of psychological, interpersonal, and medical difficulties throughout the lifespan? Linear U-Shaped Dose-Dependent Negative
10. What is largely considered to be the greatest risk factor for developing posttraumatic stress? Lack of Real/Perceived Support Substance Use Lack of Individual Coping Skills Co-morbid Mental Health Concerns
11. What is largely considered to be the greatest protective factor against the development of PTS? Advice Giving Positive Social Support Higher Income Avoidant Internal & External Reminders of the Event
12. In terms of coping, what is the best way to accommodate traumatic experiences? Avoidance Picking Yourself Up By Your Bootstraps Comparing Your Experience to Others Active Coping Strategies
13. How much of the population will experience at least one traumatic experience in their lifetime? A Minority of the Population The Majority of the Population Less than 25% Undetermined
14. Where are the ripple effects of ACEs experienced in our society? Nowhere, ACEs & Concomitant PTS/CPTS Exist in a Vacuum In the Mental Health Field In the Medical Field Across the Helping Professions & Even Our Local, Nation & Global Economies
15. Given our growing understanding of traumatic stress and its affect on the whole-person, what would be the LEAST empowering thing we could advocate for as a profession? Shifting toward interdisciplinary treatment & the provision of wrap around services. More comprehensive training at the graduate school level and beyond. Moving toward a more biopsychosocial conceptual lens in vivo & the concomitant incorporation of thorough trauma screens at intake. Siloing and education without implementation