LSU PSYC 3082 EXAM 2 2026 EXPERIMENTAL
DESIGN WORKBOOK SOLVED QUESTIONS
COMPILATION
◉ Acute stress disorder.
Answer: similar to PTSD but is diagnosed in the first month after
trauma
◉ What are the ways to experience trauma.
Answer: directly experiencing, witnessing, learning of an event to a
friend, or experiencing repeated exposure to details of an event
◉ What are the most common traumas.
Answer: combat and sexual assault
◉ What is the prevalence of PTSD.
Answer: 7% which is lower than expected
◉ Chronic PTSD.
Answer: diagnosed after three months post trauma
◉ Delayed onset PTSD.
,Answer: onset 6 months or more post trauma
◉ Acute PTSD.
Answer: may be diagnosed one to three months post trauma
◉ What are the causes of PTSD.
Answer: intensity of the trauma and one's reaction to it, learn
alarms, biological vulnerability, uncontrollability (social support will
reduce risk)
◉ What is the treatment of PTSD.
Answer: CBT: imaginal exposure, narrate the event, and challenge
maladaptive beliefs about the world
SSRIs
◉ Prolonged grief disorder.
Answer: prolonged adaptation to the loss of a loved one; grief may
even intensify with time
◉ Adjustment disorders.
Answer: anxious or depressive reactions to life stress that are
generally milder than would be seen in acute stress disorder or
PTSD but still impairing
, ◉ Attachment disorders.
Answer: disturbed and developmentally inappropriate behaviors in
children
◉ Reactive attachment disorder.
Answer: child does not bond to or seek out caregiver
◉ Disinhibited social engagement disorder.
Answer: child shows no inhibitions around adults
◉ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Answer: intrusive and nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges and
attempts to resist or eliminate lead to thoughts or actions that
provide relief from obsessive thoughts
◉ What is the prevalence of OCD.
Answer: 2.3% in both male and female throughout lifespan
◉ Treatment of OCD.
Answer: SSRIs (may have relapse if discontinued), psychosurgery, or
exposure and ritual prevention (ERP)
DESIGN WORKBOOK SOLVED QUESTIONS
COMPILATION
◉ Acute stress disorder.
Answer: similar to PTSD but is diagnosed in the first month after
trauma
◉ What are the ways to experience trauma.
Answer: directly experiencing, witnessing, learning of an event to a
friend, or experiencing repeated exposure to details of an event
◉ What are the most common traumas.
Answer: combat and sexual assault
◉ What is the prevalence of PTSD.
Answer: 7% which is lower than expected
◉ Chronic PTSD.
Answer: diagnosed after three months post trauma
◉ Delayed onset PTSD.
,Answer: onset 6 months or more post trauma
◉ Acute PTSD.
Answer: may be diagnosed one to three months post trauma
◉ What are the causes of PTSD.
Answer: intensity of the trauma and one's reaction to it, learn
alarms, biological vulnerability, uncontrollability (social support will
reduce risk)
◉ What is the treatment of PTSD.
Answer: CBT: imaginal exposure, narrate the event, and challenge
maladaptive beliefs about the world
SSRIs
◉ Prolonged grief disorder.
Answer: prolonged adaptation to the loss of a loved one; grief may
even intensify with time
◉ Adjustment disorders.
Answer: anxious or depressive reactions to life stress that are
generally milder than would be seen in acute stress disorder or
PTSD but still impairing
, ◉ Attachment disorders.
Answer: disturbed and developmentally inappropriate behaviors in
children
◉ Reactive attachment disorder.
Answer: child does not bond to or seek out caregiver
◉ Disinhibited social engagement disorder.
Answer: child shows no inhibitions around adults
◉ Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Answer: intrusive and nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges and
attempts to resist or eliminate lead to thoughts or actions that
provide relief from obsessive thoughts
◉ What is the prevalence of OCD.
Answer: 2.3% in both male and female throughout lifespan
◉ Treatment of OCD.
Answer: SSRIs (may have relapse if discontinued), psychosurgery, or
exposure and ritual prevention (ERP)
