MHS EXAM 2 REVIEW
(QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS) RATED
100% CORRECT!!
MHS
Evatee 8/4/24 MHS
, MHS EXAM 2 REVIEW (QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS) RATED 100% CORRECT!!
Have rates of PTSD in men been underestimated? Answer - a. The diagnostic
criteria of PTSD is more generously applied to women, with men being
disregarded. Therefore, less men are diagnosed with PTSD and the actual rates
have been underestimated
How is PTSD now categorized in the DSM-5? What other disorders are with it?
Answer - a. PTSD in the DSM-5 moved from the class of anxiety disorders into a
new class of "trauma and stressor-related disorders". Acute stress disorder also
made this move from anxiety to trauma and stressor disorders. It now requires
exposure to an event or stressor as a diagnostic criteria. There are two different
specifiers for PTSD in the DSM-5: PTSD with dissociative symptoms and PTSD
with delayed expression.
What are some of the core features associated with PTSD? Answer - a.
Flashbacks
b. Nightmares
c. Avoiding stimuli that remind them of the traumatic event
d. Agoraphobia
e. Panic
(QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS) RATED
100% CORRECT!!
MHS
Evatee 8/4/24 MHS
, MHS EXAM 2 REVIEW (QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS) RATED 100% CORRECT!!
Have rates of PTSD in men been underestimated? Answer - a. The diagnostic
criteria of PTSD is more generously applied to women, with men being
disregarded. Therefore, less men are diagnosed with PTSD and the actual rates
have been underestimated
How is PTSD now categorized in the DSM-5? What other disorders are with it?
Answer - a. PTSD in the DSM-5 moved from the class of anxiety disorders into a
new class of "trauma and stressor-related disorders". Acute stress disorder also
made this move from anxiety to trauma and stressor disorders. It now requires
exposure to an event or stressor as a diagnostic criteria. There are two different
specifiers for PTSD in the DSM-5: PTSD with dissociative symptoms and PTSD
with delayed expression.
What are some of the core features associated with PTSD? Answer - a.
Flashbacks
b. Nightmares
c. Avoiding stimuli that remind them of the traumatic event
d. Agoraphobia
e. Panic
