Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Hypervigilance, angry outbursts and exaggerated startle response are all alterations in _____ seen in post-traumatic stress disorder

Answer: arousal

Flashcard 2: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is associated with the over activity of _____ in the brain

Answer: amygdala

Flashcard 3: _____ therapy is a recommended psychotherapy modality for managing PTSD

Answer: Exposure

Flashcard 4: Avoidance of distressing memories and avoidance of external reminders are _____ symptoms seen in post-traumatic stress disorder

Answer: avoidance

Flashcard 5: 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 6: Gradual onset of symptoms is a _____ prognostic sign of post traumatic stress disorder.

Answer: bad

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

Answer: Astasia-abasia

Flashcard 8: 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 9: First-line treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) includes _____ + SSRIs or venlafaxine

Answer: CBT

Flashcard 10: _____ disorder is characterized by symptoms of PTSD that last between 3 days and 1 month (duration)

Answer: Acute stress