BHS 175 Final Exam Questions
with Correct Answers
Neurochemical-peptide-hormonal cocktail mixes produced when exposed to traumatic
stress can create structural and functional changes in the nervous system. - Answer-
True
Errors in memory can be activated by environmental triggers that resemble past
traumatic experiences - Answer-true
An inescapable shock of trauma can cause the thalamus to oscillate in union with the
outer cortex to interrupt the integration process - Answer-false
What theory explains how the body's security system is strengthened with repeated use
- Answer-Hebbian theory
Strengthening the body's security system can improve reaction time but decrease your
level of tolerance. - Answer-true
Which neural network system focuses on what is relevant to our safety? - Answer-
Salience network
The ___________ is area of the brain that recognizes the consequence of our actions -
Answer-Orbital prefrontal cortex
What system forms part of the body's social engagement system? - Answer-Ventral
vagal
The ___________ is an area of the brain that gives us a sense of time. - Answer-
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
The scientific work of psychiatry places a strong emphasis on cultivating good mental
health - Answer-false
Trauma-induced symptoms were once clustered into three categories but are now
clustered into - Answer-4
The clustered symptoms called constriction were split into which two categories -
Answer-Numbing and avoidance
The trauma-induced symptoms of hyperarousal can include recurring thoughts,
emotions, dreams, and actions - Answer-false
, Which cluster of trauma-induced symptoms causes someone to evade sounds or smells
associated with the traumatic event - Answer-Avoidance
Which cluster of trauma-induced symptoms includes flashbacks common in PTSD? -
Answer-Numbing
In the DSM-4, PTSD was classified as an anxiety disorder. - Answer-true
Traumatic stress injury is an official diagnosis recently accepted in the DSM-5 - Answer-
false
Symptoms must present within _____ months of the stressful event or situation to be
considered an adjustment disorder - Answer-3
The work of _______ influenced the development of exposure therapy. - Answer-Wolpe
_______ developed the tri-phasic model - Answer-Herman
How many phases are found in the tri-phasic model - Answer-3
The Veteran Administration/Department of Defense recommends trauma-focused
cognitive behavioral therapy to treat soldiers with PTSD - Answer-false
Brief eclectic psychotherapy involves back-and-forth movement. - Answer-false
_______ developed the eye movement desensitization and repressing. - Answer-
Shapiro
According to Dr. Herman, "disasters" is the common name used for traumatic
occurrences derived from human design - Answer-false
Childhood abuse includes neglectfully withholding medical care or other necessities to
sustain life - Answer-true
Throughout human history, hysteria was believed to be caused by - Answer-A
wandering uterus
Substance Being retained in the uterus
Unbearable emotions stemming from psychological trauma
Sexual deprivation
Jean-Martin Charcot was a student of Sigmund Freud. - Answer-false
The feminist movement helped officially recognize that post-traumatic stress disorder
can result from the hideous acts of perpetrators (e.g., rape, domestic violence, etc -
Answer-true
with Correct Answers
Neurochemical-peptide-hormonal cocktail mixes produced when exposed to traumatic
stress can create structural and functional changes in the nervous system. - Answer-
True
Errors in memory can be activated by environmental triggers that resemble past
traumatic experiences - Answer-true
An inescapable shock of trauma can cause the thalamus to oscillate in union with the
outer cortex to interrupt the integration process - Answer-false
What theory explains how the body's security system is strengthened with repeated use
- Answer-Hebbian theory
Strengthening the body's security system can improve reaction time but decrease your
level of tolerance. - Answer-true
Which neural network system focuses on what is relevant to our safety? - Answer-
Salience network
The ___________ is area of the brain that recognizes the consequence of our actions -
Answer-Orbital prefrontal cortex
What system forms part of the body's social engagement system? - Answer-Ventral
vagal
The ___________ is an area of the brain that gives us a sense of time. - Answer-
Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
The scientific work of psychiatry places a strong emphasis on cultivating good mental
health - Answer-false
Trauma-induced symptoms were once clustered into three categories but are now
clustered into - Answer-4
The clustered symptoms called constriction were split into which two categories -
Answer-Numbing and avoidance
The trauma-induced symptoms of hyperarousal can include recurring thoughts,
emotions, dreams, and actions - Answer-false
, Which cluster of trauma-induced symptoms causes someone to evade sounds or smells
associated with the traumatic event - Answer-Avoidance
Which cluster of trauma-induced symptoms includes flashbacks common in PTSD? -
Answer-Numbing
In the DSM-4, PTSD was classified as an anxiety disorder. - Answer-true
Traumatic stress injury is an official diagnosis recently accepted in the DSM-5 - Answer-
false
Symptoms must present within _____ months of the stressful event or situation to be
considered an adjustment disorder - Answer-3
The work of _______ influenced the development of exposure therapy. - Answer-Wolpe
_______ developed the tri-phasic model - Answer-Herman
How many phases are found in the tri-phasic model - Answer-3
The Veteran Administration/Department of Defense recommends trauma-focused
cognitive behavioral therapy to treat soldiers with PTSD - Answer-false
Brief eclectic psychotherapy involves back-and-forth movement. - Answer-false
_______ developed the eye movement desensitization and repressing. - Answer-
Shapiro
According to Dr. Herman, "disasters" is the common name used for traumatic
occurrences derived from human design - Answer-false
Childhood abuse includes neglectfully withholding medical care or other necessities to
sustain life - Answer-true
Throughout human history, hysteria was believed to be caused by - Answer-A
wandering uterus
Substance Being retained in the uterus
Unbearable emotions stemming from psychological trauma
Sexual deprivation
Jean-Martin Charcot was a student of Sigmund Freud. - Answer-false
The feminist movement helped officially recognize that post-traumatic stress disorder
can result from the hideous acts of perpetrators (e.g., rape, domestic violence, etc -
Answer-true
