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BHS 175 Final Exam Questions With
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According to Dr. Herman, "disasters" is the common name used for traumatic occurrences
derived from human design - Answers✔false
Childhood abuse includes neglectfully withholding medical care or other necessities to sustain
life - Answers✔true
Throughout human history, hysteria was believed to be caused by - Answers✔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. - Answers✔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 - Answers✔true
Who proposed that the symptoms of hysteria were caused by perverted acts of childhood sexual
abuse but later recanted - Answers✔Sigmund Freud
Who was one of the first to humanely treat soldiers suffering from war neurosis -
Answers✔William Rivers
During World War II, what was the primary goal of treatment? - Answers✔Return the soldier to
the battlefield
From World War I to Vietnam, soldiers who exhibited trauma-induced symptoms were
considered psychologically ill or predisposed to be mentally ill, even weak and cowardly, by
mental health professionals - Answers✔true
During what decade did the DSM recognize post-traumatic stress disorder as an actual condition
- Answers✔The 1980s
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The sympathetic nervous system manages the body's ______________ - Answers✔Energy and
survival systems
The parasympathetic nervous system manages the body's _______ - Answers✔Rest and
relaxation systems
The Sympathetic-Adrenomedullary System is built to deal with what type of stressors -
Answers✔Immediate
_________ functions as the ignition system that activates the body's security system -
Answers✔Periaqueductal gray
________ is the brain's unconscious process of scanning the environment for clues of safety or
danger - Answers✔Neuroception
Cells that fire together wire together" is known as the _________ - Answers✔neuronal
ensembles
The body's alarm system determines if we are safe or in danger. - Answers✔true
The sympathetic nervous system prepares or supplies the body with energy for _________ and
__________ - Answers✔Fight or flight
Which component of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly activate the
body's stress and defense systems - Answers✔Amygdala
The shut-down process is part of what system in the body - Answers✔Dorsal vagal system
What causes the body's alarm system to become hypersensitive long after the traumatic event? -
Answers✔Structural and functional changes in the brain
Trauma-induced symptoms only occur if someone experiences a traumatic even firsthand -
Answers✔false
What is the meaning of the concept traumagenesis - Answers✔The etiology or cause of trauma
Trauma refers to an event that causes psychological harm - Answers✔false
Traumatic stress has the potential to rewrite the neurocircuitry in the nervous system -
Answers✔true
Trauma-informed professionals view trauma-induced symptomatic behaviors caused by disease,
disorder, or intentionality. - Answers✔false
If someone personally experienced a traumatic event, what classification would it be -
Answers✔Primary traumatic stress
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BHS 175 Final Exam Questions With
Verified Answers
According to Dr. Herman, "disasters" is the common name used for traumatic occurrences
derived from human design - Answers✔false
Childhood abuse includes neglectfully withholding medical care or other necessities to sustain
life - Answers✔true
Throughout human history, hysteria was believed to be caused by - Answers✔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. - Answers✔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 - Answers✔true
Who proposed that the symptoms of hysteria were caused by perverted acts of childhood sexual
abuse but later recanted - Answers✔Sigmund Freud
Who was one of the first to humanely treat soldiers suffering from war neurosis -
Answers✔William Rivers
During World War II, what was the primary goal of treatment? - Answers✔Return the soldier to
the battlefield
From World War I to Vietnam, soldiers who exhibited trauma-induced symptoms were
considered psychologically ill or predisposed to be mentally ill, even weak and cowardly, by
mental health professionals - Answers✔true
During what decade did the DSM recognize post-traumatic stress disorder as an actual condition
- Answers✔The 1980s
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
The sympathetic nervous system manages the body's ______________ - Answers✔Energy and
survival systems
The parasympathetic nervous system manages the body's _______ - Answers✔Rest and
relaxation systems
The Sympathetic-Adrenomedullary System is built to deal with what type of stressors -
Answers✔Immediate
_________ functions as the ignition system that activates the body's security system -
Answers✔Periaqueductal gray
________ is the brain's unconscious process of scanning the environment for clues of safety or
danger - Answers✔Neuroception
Cells that fire together wire together" is known as the _________ - Answers✔neuronal
ensembles
The body's alarm system determines if we are safe or in danger. - Answers✔true
The sympathetic nervous system prepares or supplies the body with energy for _________ and
__________ - Answers✔Fight or flight
Which component of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly activate the
body's stress and defense systems - Answers✔Amygdala
The shut-down process is part of what system in the body - Answers✔Dorsal vagal system
What causes the body's alarm system to become hypersensitive long after the traumatic event? -
Answers✔Structural and functional changes in the brain
Trauma-induced symptoms only occur if someone experiences a traumatic even firsthand -
Answers✔false
What is the meaning of the concept traumagenesis - Answers✔The etiology or cause of trauma
Trauma refers to an event that causes psychological harm - Answers✔false
Traumatic stress has the potential to rewrite the neurocircuitry in the nervous system -
Answers✔true
Trauma-informed professionals view trauma-induced symptomatic behaviors caused by disease,
disorder, or intentionality. - Answers✔false
If someone personally experienced a traumatic event, what classification would it be -
Answers✔Primary traumatic stress
