Adjustment Disorders — Flashcards

Adults are _____ likely to improve sooner than adolescents with adjustment disorder

Hypervigilance, angry outbursts and exaggerated startle response are all alterations in _____ seen in post-traumatic stress disorder

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

The model of stress developed by Hans Selye is called the _____

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

Risk of _____ and substance abuse are found higher in patients with chronic adjustment disorder with depressive symptoms

Gradual onset of symptoms is a _____ prognostic sign of post traumatic stress disorder.

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