PTSD Quiz Exam Questions and
Answers5
A. Exposure to actual or threatened __________, serious injury, or ______________ in one (or
more) of the following ways - ANSWERS-death; sexual violence
1. Directly ___________ the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-experiencing
A.2. __________, in person, the traumatic event(s) as it occurred to others - ANSWERS-
Witnessing
A.3 ________ that the traumatic event(s) occurred to a close family member or close friend. In
cases of actual or threatened death of a family or friend, the event(s) must have been _______
or _____________. - ANSWERS-Learning; violent; accidental
A4. Experiencing _______ or extreme exposure to ______ details of the traumatic event(s) (e.g.,
first responders collecting human remains; police officers repeatedly exposed to details of child
abuse). This does not apply to exposure through electronic media, movies, or pictures, unless
this exposure is work related. - ANSWERS-repeated; aversive;
B. Presence of ____ (or more) of the following ________ symptoms associated with the
traumatic event(s), beginning after the traumatic event(s) occurred: - ANSWERS-one; intrusion
B(1) Recurrent, involuntary, and ___________ distressing _______ of the traumatic event(s). -
ANSWERS-intrusive; memories
B(2) Recurrent distressing ______ in which the content and/or affect of the __ is related to the
traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-dreams; dream
, B(3) ___________ reactions (e.g., flashbacks) in which the individual feels or acts as if the
traumatic event(s) are _________. (Such reactions may occur on a continuum, with the most
extreme expression being a complete loss of _______ of present surroundings). - ANSWERS-
Dissociative; reoccurring; awareness
B(4) Intense or prolonged psychological _______ at exposure to ______ or _______ cues that
symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event(s - ANSWERS-distress; internal; external
B(5) Marked _________ reactions to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an
aspect of the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-physiological
C. Persistent ____________ of stimuli associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning after
the traumatic event(s) occurred, as evidenced by ___ or more of the following: - ANSWERS-
avoidance; one
C(1) Avoidance of, or efforts to avoid, distressing ________, ______, or feelings about or closely
associated with the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-memories; thoughts
C(2) Avoidance of, or efforts to avoid, external _______ (people, places, conversations,
activities, objects, situations) that arouse distressing _____, thoughts, or feelings about, or that
are closely associated with the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-reminders; memories
D. Negative alterations in ______ and _____ associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning
or worsening after the traumatic event(s) occurred, as evidenced by ___ or more of the
following: - ANSWERS-cognitions; mood; two
D(1) Inability to _______ an important aspect of the traumatic event(s) (typically due to
_________ _______ and not due to other factors such as head injury, alcohol, or drugs -
ANSWERS-remember; dissociative; amnesia
Answers5
A. Exposure to actual or threatened __________, serious injury, or ______________ in one (or
more) of the following ways - ANSWERS-death; sexual violence
1. Directly ___________ the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-experiencing
A.2. __________, in person, the traumatic event(s) as it occurred to others - ANSWERS-
Witnessing
A.3 ________ that the traumatic event(s) occurred to a close family member or close friend. In
cases of actual or threatened death of a family or friend, the event(s) must have been _______
or _____________. - ANSWERS-Learning; violent; accidental
A4. Experiencing _______ or extreme exposure to ______ details of the traumatic event(s) (e.g.,
first responders collecting human remains; police officers repeatedly exposed to details of child
abuse). This does not apply to exposure through electronic media, movies, or pictures, unless
this exposure is work related. - ANSWERS-repeated; aversive;
B. Presence of ____ (or more) of the following ________ symptoms associated with the
traumatic event(s), beginning after the traumatic event(s) occurred: - ANSWERS-one; intrusion
B(1) Recurrent, involuntary, and ___________ distressing _______ of the traumatic event(s). -
ANSWERS-intrusive; memories
B(2) Recurrent distressing ______ in which the content and/or affect of the __ is related to the
traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-dreams; dream
, B(3) ___________ reactions (e.g., flashbacks) in which the individual feels or acts as if the
traumatic event(s) are _________. (Such reactions may occur on a continuum, with the most
extreme expression being a complete loss of _______ of present surroundings). - ANSWERS-
Dissociative; reoccurring; awareness
B(4) Intense or prolonged psychological _______ at exposure to ______ or _______ cues that
symbolize or resemble an aspect of the traumatic event(s - ANSWERS-distress; internal; external
B(5) Marked _________ reactions to internal or external cues that symbolize or resemble an
aspect of the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-physiological
C. Persistent ____________ of stimuli associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning after
the traumatic event(s) occurred, as evidenced by ___ or more of the following: - ANSWERS-
avoidance; one
C(1) Avoidance of, or efforts to avoid, distressing ________, ______, or feelings about or closely
associated with the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-memories; thoughts
C(2) Avoidance of, or efforts to avoid, external _______ (people, places, conversations,
activities, objects, situations) that arouse distressing _____, thoughts, or feelings about, or that
are closely associated with the traumatic event(s). - ANSWERS-reminders; memories
D. Negative alterations in ______ and _____ associated with the traumatic event(s), beginning
or worsening after the traumatic event(s) occurred, as evidenced by ___ or more of the
following: - ANSWERS-cognitions; mood; two
D(1) Inability to _______ an important aspect of the traumatic event(s) (typically due to
_________ _______ and not due to other factors such as head injury, alcohol, or drugs -
ANSWERS-remember; dissociative; amnesia
