Physiological & Psychological Stress
Common defense mechanisms
Trauma, crisis & Disaster
Anxiety Disorders
Somatic Symptom Disorders
100

This part of the brain initiates the stress response by activating the HPA?

Amygdala

100

Attributing one's unacceptable thoughts and feelings onto another who does not have them

Projection

100

What is the first line pharmacological treatment for PTSD

SSRI-(Sertraline or paroxetine)

100

Generalized Anxiety Disorder can be diagnosed after how much time

6 Months
100

This disorder involves intentional feigning of symptoms with no obvious external gain.

Factitious disorder

200

This is positive stress that motivates a person like getting a new job, or going on a vacation.

Eustress

200

Unacceptable feelings or behaviors are controlled or kept out of awareness by overcompensating or demonstrating (expressing the opposite behavior of what is felt)

Reaction Formation

200

Trauma  from being in the foster  care system is considered this type of trauma

System induced

200

Repeated hand washing is what kind of symptom of OCD

Compulsion

200

The experience of being detached from one's body or mind is called

Depersonalization

300

This type of stress, especially in children, is chronic exposure to traumas that disrupts brain development and increases lifelong risks.

Toxic stress

300

Responding to stress through the unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by physical illness.

conversion

300

This type of trauma is passed through generations and stems from such events as genocide, colonization, slavery

Historical

300

This type of therapy focuses on modifying thoughts and behaviors contributing to anxiety

CBT

300

a client with this disorder is likely to experience the presence of two or more distinct identities.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

400

Long term activation of the stress response leading to physical and emotional wear.

Chronic stress

400

Pretending the truth is not reality to manage unpleasant, anxiety-causing thoughts and feelings

Denial

400

This type of trauma causes emotional distress from hearing about or supporting someone else's trauma

Secondary trauma

400

this is the excessive fear of social situations due to fear of embarrassment

Social Anxiety

400

A client presents with severe fatigue and pain that affects daily functioning, but no physical cause is found. What disorder is likely?

Somatic Symptom disorder

500

Toxic stress most commonly affects what age group

Children

500

Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others

Altruism

500

This approach to patient care recognizes trauma's impact and emphasizes safety, trust, empowerment, and collaboration

Trauma Informed Care

500

Sudden episodes of intense fear without a clear cause

Panic Disorder

500

a client with sensory or motor deficits is most likely experiencing what somatic symptom disorder?

Functional neurological symptom disorder