CRIS 605- Chapter 7
questions and answers
2025(graded A+)
result of experiencing an acute overwhelming threat in which
disequilibrium occurs - answer psychic trauma
when symptoms continue for a period of 2 days to 1 month and have an
onset within 1 month of the traumatic event. Will typically diminish in 1-3
months - answer acute stress disorder (ASD)
how does ASD differ from PTSD? - answer dissociative symptoms not
present in ASD
when symptoms disappear for aperiod of time and then reemerge in a
variety ofsymptomatic forms months or years after the event - answer
delayed PTSD
A term used to describe the psychological symptoms of survivors of 19th-
century train wrecks. It was thought that somehow these symptoms were
related to injured spines. - answer railway spine
Invalidism suffered and compensated by insurers as a result of accidents -
answer compensation neurosis
Concept formulated by Sigmund Freud to describe trauma cases of young
Victorian women with whom he was working. - answer hysterical neurosis
As early as the American Civil War, soldiers were diagnosed with
neurasathenia, a state of mental and physical exhaustion. This malady
was also termed ____ _____ because of the belief that nerves at the base of
the heart were somehow affected by combat. - answer soldier's heart
, The advent of modern warfare in World Wars I and II generated these
terms to explain the condition of traumatized soldiers who had no
apparent physical wounds. - answer shell shock or combat fatigue
when did historical antecedents come together to be defined as
posttraumatic stress disorder? - answer third edition of American
Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manul (1980)
DSM-5 PTSD Diagnostic Criterion A - answer - exposure to actual or
threatened trauma (death, serious injury, sexual violence)
- exposure can be direct, witnessed, indirect (hearing about a close friend
or relative who died accidentally or violently), repeated or extreme
indirect exposure by professionals
Re-experiencing (criterion b) - answer persistent re-experiencing of the
trauma in at least one of the following ways:
- recurrent and distressing recollections
- recurrent traumatic nightmares
- flashback episodes
- distress related to internal or external cues that symbolize the event
- physiological reactions to events that symbolize the trauma
Avoidance (criterion c) - answer Engagement in persistent efforts to avoid
stimuli that remind the person of the traumatic event through one of
these methods:
- avoiding thoughts or feelings connected to the event
- avoiding people or situations connected to the event
- Persistently avoiding related thoughts, dialogues, or feelings
- Persistently avoiding related activities, people, or situations
- Inability to recall important details of the trauma
- Markedly diminished interest in significant activities
- Emotionally detached from others
- Restricted range of affect
questions and answers
2025(graded A+)
result of experiencing an acute overwhelming threat in which
disequilibrium occurs - answer psychic trauma
when symptoms continue for a period of 2 days to 1 month and have an
onset within 1 month of the traumatic event. Will typically diminish in 1-3
months - answer acute stress disorder (ASD)
how does ASD differ from PTSD? - answer dissociative symptoms not
present in ASD
when symptoms disappear for aperiod of time and then reemerge in a
variety ofsymptomatic forms months or years after the event - answer
delayed PTSD
A term used to describe the psychological symptoms of survivors of 19th-
century train wrecks. It was thought that somehow these symptoms were
related to injured spines. - answer railway spine
Invalidism suffered and compensated by insurers as a result of accidents -
answer compensation neurosis
Concept formulated by Sigmund Freud to describe trauma cases of young
Victorian women with whom he was working. - answer hysterical neurosis
As early as the American Civil War, soldiers were diagnosed with
neurasathenia, a state of mental and physical exhaustion. This malady
was also termed ____ _____ because of the belief that nerves at the base of
the heart were somehow affected by combat. - answer soldier's heart
, The advent of modern warfare in World Wars I and II generated these
terms to explain the condition of traumatized soldiers who had no
apparent physical wounds. - answer shell shock or combat fatigue
when did historical antecedents come together to be defined as
posttraumatic stress disorder? - answer third edition of American
Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manul (1980)
DSM-5 PTSD Diagnostic Criterion A - answer - exposure to actual or
threatened trauma (death, serious injury, sexual violence)
- exposure can be direct, witnessed, indirect (hearing about a close friend
or relative who died accidentally or violently), repeated or extreme
indirect exposure by professionals
Re-experiencing (criterion b) - answer persistent re-experiencing of the
trauma in at least one of the following ways:
- recurrent and distressing recollections
- recurrent traumatic nightmares
- flashback episodes
- distress related to internal or external cues that symbolize the event
- physiological reactions to events that symbolize the trauma
Avoidance (criterion c) - answer Engagement in persistent efforts to avoid
stimuli that remind the person of the traumatic event through one of
these methods:
- avoiding thoughts or feelings connected to the event
- avoiding people or situations connected to the event
- Persistently avoiding related thoughts, dialogues, or feelings
- Persistently avoiding related activities, people, or situations
- Inability to recall important details of the trauma
- Markedly diminished interest in significant activities
- Emotionally detached from others
- Restricted range of affect
