Dissociative Disorders Related to Trauma — Flashcards

What is the best treatment modality for post-traumatic stress disorder?_____

Amnesia is a _____ dissociative symptom

Depersonalization/derealisation disorder is often associated with a distorted sense of _____

Inability to recall all events occurring during a circumscribed period of time in dissociative amnesia is called as _____ amnesia

Inability to recall successive events as they occur in dissociative amnesia is called as _____ amnesia

Depersonalization/derealisation disorder is often associated with emotional and physical _____

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

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

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

Symptoms of bereavement develop within _____ months and resolve within 2 months