BHS 175 NEW FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Historically, hysteria was thought to be caused by - ANSWER A wandering uterus
Material Being retained in the uterus
Intolerable feelings resulting from psychic 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
Who proposed that the symptoms of hysteria were caused by perverted acts of
childhood sexual abuse but later recanted - ANSWER Sigmund Freud
Who was one of the first to humanely treat soldiers suffering from war neurosis -
ANSWER William Rivers
As explained by Dr. Herman, "disasters" is the colloquial term applied to traumatic
events created by human handiwork - ANSWER false
During World War II, what was the primary goal of treatment? - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER true
Child abuse involves neglectful failure to provide medical attention or other basic needs
essential to survival - ANSWER true
, During which decade did the DSM acknowledge PTSD as an actual disorder - ANSWER
The 1980s
The sympathetic nervous system regulates the body's ______________ - ANSWER Energy
and survival systems
The parasympathetic nervous system regulates the body's _______ - ANSWER Rest and
relaxation systems
The Sympathetic-Adrenomedullary System is designed to handle what type of stressors
- ANSWER Immediate
_________ serves as the ignition system that turns on the body's security system -
ANSWER Periaqueductal gray
_______ is the unconscious process by which the brain scans the environment for cues
of either safety or danger - ANSWER Neuroception
"Cells that fire together wire together" is the name given to the _________ - ANSWER
neuronal ensembles
The alarm system of the body determines whether we are safe or in danger. - ANSWER
true
The sympathetic nervous system prepares or supplies the body with energy for
_________ and __________ - ANSWER Fight or flight
Which part of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly activate the
body's stress and defense systems - ANSWER Amygdala
The shut-down process is part of what system in the body - ANSWER Dorsal vagal
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
Historically, hysteria was thought to be caused by - ANSWER A wandering uterus
Material Being retained in the uterus
Intolerable feelings resulting from psychic 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
Who proposed that the symptoms of hysteria were caused by perverted acts of
childhood sexual abuse but later recanted - ANSWER Sigmund Freud
Who was one of the first to humanely treat soldiers suffering from war neurosis -
ANSWER William Rivers
As explained by Dr. Herman, "disasters" is the colloquial term applied to traumatic
events created by human handiwork - ANSWER false
During World War II, what was the primary goal of treatment? - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER true
Child abuse involves neglectful failure to provide medical attention or other basic needs
essential to survival - ANSWER true
, During which decade did the DSM acknowledge PTSD as an actual disorder - ANSWER
The 1980s
The sympathetic nervous system regulates the body's ______________ - ANSWER Energy
and survival systems
The parasympathetic nervous system regulates the body's _______ - ANSWER Rest and
relaxation systems
The Sympathetic-Adrenomedullary System is designed to handle what type of stressors
- ANSWER Immediate
_________ serves as the ignition system that turns on the body's security system -
ANSWER Periaqueductal gray
_______ is the unconscious process by which the brain scans the environment for cues
of either safety or danger - ANSWER Neuroception
"Cells that fire together wire together" is the name given to the _________ - ANSWER
neuronal ensembles
The alarm system of the body determines whether we are safe or in danger. - ANSWER
true
The sympathetic nervous system prepares or supplies the body with energy for
_________ and __________ - ANSWER Fight or flight
Which part of the body's alarm system has a low road pathway to quickly activate the
body's stress and defense systems - ANSWER Amygdala
The shut-down process is part of what system in the body - ANSWER Dorsal vagal
