Exam 7: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

A somewhat controversial treatment method for PTSD requires the client to maintain awareness of one or more of (1)an image of the memory,(2)a negative self-statement or assessment of the trauma,(3)the physical feelings of the anxiety-provoking event.What is this particular treatment method called?​

Of the following,which is not a common dynamic pattern of PTSD?​

Nondirective play therapy is ill advised because restitutive play may become increasingly destructive if left ungoverned.

The police,fire,and emergency services support group provide all but one of the following in their support groups?​

There is a great deal of psychophysiological assessment evidence that indicates that stimulus presentation of sights,sounds,and smells associated with the long-past traumatic event in PTSD sufferers may cause:​

Children who suffer a traumatic experience are likely to have problems with "narrative coherence," which is the ability to organize material into a beginning,middle,and end.

The original principal physical technique of an EMDR therapist is:​

A SUDS and VOC rating that both went down after an EMDR session would mean that the client felt some relief from the trauma.

Psychotropic medications are widely effective with all trauma types and should be used conjointly with psychotherapy

Young children who suffer from PTSD are likely to:​

Name the DSM-5 indicators necessary for a diagnosis of PTSD and discuss how they might look in an adult or a child.

Terr (1995)proposed a division of childhood trauma into two categories that she called Type I and Type II traumas.What is the difference?​

Support groups are an important component for treating PTSD.

An example of a childhood Type II trauma would be a one-time stranger rape of a child.

An inappropriate technique for therapeutic intervention with children who suffer from PTSD involves:​

EMDR should not be used with children because it is very intrusive and may reignite the trauma.

Child abuse and rape victims experience PTSD very differently than other victims of PTSD.

PTSD is different for children and adults.

Neat and orderly progression for the PTSD sufferer through the recovery phase is:​

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