Complex Trauma — Flashcards

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

Answer: Acute stress

Flashcard 2: _____ therapy is a recommended psychotherapy modality for managing PTSD

Answer: Exposure

Flashcard 3: Fragmentation of identity, depersonalization, and derealization are _____ dissociative symptoms

Answer: positive (positive/negative)

Flashcard 4: First-line treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) includes _____ + SSRIs or venlafaxine

Answer: CBT

Flashcard 5: Dissociative amnesia, negative beliefs, and negative emotional states are negative alterations in _____ seen in post-traumatic stress disorder.

Answer: cognitions and mood

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: Depersonalization and derealization are what category of symptoms that commonly occur after a life-threatening trauma?

Answer: Dissociative symptoms

Extra: In DSM-5, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) includes a **dissociative specifier** for individuals who meet the diagnostic criteria and also experience persistent or recurrent symptoms of depersonalization or derealization.

Flashcard 8: _____, is characterised by widely ataxic gait and jerky truncal movements, and associated with conversion disorder

Answer: Astasia-abasia