PTSD & ANXIETY CHAPTER 5 EXAM 2
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS5
Fight-or-Flight Response - ANSWERS-set of psychological responses that help us fight a threat or
flee from it
Cortisol - ANSWERS-stress hormone
PTSD - ANSWERS-consequences of experiencing extreme stressors
Symptoms of PTSD - ANSWERS-- repeated reexperiencing of traumatic event
- persistent avoidance of situations, thoughts or memories
- negative changes in thought & mood associated with the event
- hypervigilence & chronic over arousal
Acute Stress Disorder - ANSWERS-occurs in response to traumas similar to those involved in
PTSD
Adjustment Disorder - ANSWERS-emotional and behavioral symptoms occur in response to
stressor of any severity
Traumas Leading to PTSD - ANSWERS-- natural disasters
- human made disasters
- traumatic events
- sexual assault
, Treatments for PTSD - ANSWERS-- exposing clients to what they fear in order to extinguish that
fear
- challenging distorted cognitions that contribute to symptoms
- helping clients reduce stress in their lives
- increase peoples. functioning
- cognitive behavioral therapy
Specific Phobias - ANSWERS-unreasonable or irrational fears of specific objects or. situations
Categories of Phobias - ANSWERS-- animal type
- natural environment type
- situational type
- blood-injection-injury type
Agoraphobia - ANSWERS-people fear places where they might have trouble escaping or getting
help if they become anxious
Social Anxiety Disorder - ANSWERS-people become anxious in social situations and are afraid of
being rejected, judged or humiliated in public
Treatments of Social Anxiety Disorder - ANSWERS-- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs)
- serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- mindfulness based interventions
Panic Disorder - ANSWERS-recurrent unexpected panic attacks
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS5
Fight-or-Flight Response - ANSWERS-set of psychological responses that help us fight a threat or
flee from it
Cortisol - ANSWERS-stress hormone
PTSD - ANSWERS-consequences of experiencing extreme stressors
Symptoms of PTSD - ANSWERS-- repeated reexperiencing of traumatic event
- persistent avoidance of situations, thoughts or memories
- negative changes in thought & mood associated with the event
- hypervigilence & chronic over arousal
Acute Stress Disorder - ANSWERS-occurs in response to traumas similar to those involved in
PTSD
Adjustment Disorder - ANSWERS-emotional and behavioral symptoms occur in response to
stressor of any severity
Traumas Leading to PTSD - ANSWERS-- natural disasters
- human made disasters
- traumatic events
- sexual assault
, Treatments for PTSD - ANSWERS-- exposing clients to what they fear in order to extinguish that
fear
- challenging distorted cognitions that contribute to symptoms
- helping clients reduce stress in their lives
- increase peoples. functioning
- cognitive behavioral therapy
Specific Phobias - ANSWERS-unreasonable or irrational fears of specific objects or. situations
Categories of Phobias - ANSWERS-- animal type
- natural environment type
- situational type
- blood-injection-injury type
Agoraphobia - ANSWERS-people fear places where they might have trouble escaping or getting
help if they become anxious
Social Anxiety Disorder - ANSWERS-people become anxious in social situations and are afraid of
being rejected, judged or humiliated in public
Treatments of Social Anxiety Disorder - ANSWERS-- selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
(SSRIs)
- serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- mindfulness based interventions
Panic Disorder - ANSWERS-recurrent unexpected panic attacks
