Acute Stress Disorder — Flashcards

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A diagnosis of PTSD is made if these symptoms present _____ 1 month following the traumatic event

Dissociative amnesia, negative beliefs, and negative emotional states are negative alterations in _____ seen in post-traumatic stress disorder.

What is the treatment of choice for adjustment disorder? _____

Post-traumatic stress disorder is classified under _____ disorder according to DSM-5.

Recurrent distressing memories, dreams, flashbacks and physiological reactions to things that symbolise the traumatic event are _____ symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be remembered with the mnemonic "DREAMS": - D_____ - Re-experience (intrusive) of event, Reckless behavior - Event preceding symptoms - Avoidance of associated stimuli, Angry outbursts - Month or more of symptoms - Sympathetic arousal (Hypervigilance), Sleep disturbance

_____, is characterised by widely ataxic gait and jerky truncal movements, and associated with conversion disorder

First-line treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) includes _____ + SSRIs or venlafaxine

_____ disorder is characterized by symptoms of PTSD that last between 3 days and 1 month (duration)

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Symptoms of **adjustment disorder** develop within _____ months of a stressor and resolve within 6 months after the stressor (or its consequences) has terminated.

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Flashcard 1: A diagnosis of PTSD is made if these symptoms present _____ 1 month following the traumatic event

Answer: > 1 month (More than 1 month)

Extra: Symptoms must persist for **> 1 month** for a diagnosis of PTSD. If symptoms last between **3 days and 1 month**, the diagnosis is **Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)**.

Flashcard 2: Dissociative amnesia, negative beliefs, and negative emotional states are negative alterations in _____ seen in post-traumatic stress disorder.

Answer: cognitions and mood

Flashcard 3: What is the treatment of choice for adjustment disorder? _____

Answer: Psychotherapy

Flashcard 4: Post-traumatic stress disorder is classified under _____ disorder according to DSM-5.

Answer: trauma and stressor-related

Flashcard 5: Recurrent distressing memories, dreams, flashbacks and physiological reactions to things that symbolise the traumatic event are _____ symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder

Answer: intrusion

Flashcard 6: The symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be remembered with the mnemonic "DREAMS": - D_____ - Re-experience (intrusive) of event, Reckless behavior - Event preceding symptoms - Avoidance of associated stimuli, Angry outbursts - Month or more of symptoms - Sympathetic arousal (Hypervigilance), Sleep disturbance

Answer: isinterest in usual activities

Flashcard 7: _____, is characterised by widely ataxic gait and jerky truncal movements, and associated with conversion disorder

Answer: Astasia-abasia

Flashcard 8: First-line treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) includes _____ + SSRIs or venlafaxine

Answer: CBT

Flashcard 9: _____ disorder is characterized by symptoms of PTSD that last between 3 days and 1 month (duration)

Answer: Acute stress

Flashcard 10: Symptoms of adjustment disorder develop within _____ months of a stressor and resolve within 6 months after the stressor (or its consequences) has terminated.

Answer: 3

Extra: Adjustment disorder involves emotional or behavioral symptoms that develop in response to an identifiable stressor. - **Onset**: Within 3 months of the stressor. - **Duration**: Symptoms do not persist for more than 6 months after the stressor or its consequences have ended. - **Note**: If the symptoms meet criteria for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), then MDD is diagnosed regardless of the stressor (DSM-5 removed the bereavement exclusion).

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