POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
DISORDER (PTSD) EXAM QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS2

EPO #1: Define Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - ANSWERS-The symptoms, behavioral signs,
strategies for interaction, and treatment options for PTSD. .



Is a common and debilitating mental disorder that occurs after a traumatic event. - ANSWERS-
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD



In order to be diagnosed with PTSD, a person must have had exposure to actual or threatened
death, serious injury, or sexual violence in one (or more) of the following ways: - ANSWERS-
Directly experiencing the event(s).



What is NOT the only kind of trauma that causes PTSD - ANSWERS-Combat



Other traumas that can cause PTSD include child abuse, physical or sexual assault, motor vehicle
accidents, and - ANSWERS-natural disasters.



PTSD can also result from one's own actions, particularly those that are not consistent with
his/her - ANSWERS-moral code.



Almost everyone who experiences a serious traumatic event develops PTSD symptoms for a -
ANSWERS-short time.



Lifetime risk for PTSD by age 75 in the U.S. is - ANSWERS-9%