Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Symptoms

100

A common symptom of PTSD that entails reliving the traumatic event experienced repeatedly, including physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating is referred to as...

Flashbacks: reliving the trauma again and again, including physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating.

200

Bad dreams, frightening thoughts, and timely spurts of economic splurging are all symptoms of PTSD except.

Spurts of economic splurging is not a known symptom of PTSD.

300

Name one of the several unique symptoms displayed by younger children who are affected by PTSD.

Bedwetting, forgetting how or being unable to talk, being clingy with a parent or guardian, and acting out the scary event during playtime are all acceptable answers.

400

What are the three categories that symptoms of PTSD are grouped in?

Re-experiencing symptoms, avoidance symptoms, and hyperarousal symptoms

500

Name the appropriate category associated with this symptom of PTSD...After a bad car accident, Kwame, who used to be a avid car collector and fan avoids getting near any type of automobile.

Kwame is experiencing some avoidance symptoms.

Causes

100

True or False: Any individual who experiences a traumatic event will undoubtedly suffer from PTSD.

False, not all people who experience a traumatic event will have symptoms of PTSD.

200

Currently, many scientists are focusing on this thing that could play a major role in developing fear memories.

Genes: Scientists have and are working to pinpointed genes that make certain fear traits appear in humans.

300

Scientists are using this animal to test genes that create fear memories, record emotional events, and control mood.

Mice: In one study, mice that did not make a fear memory protein were less likely than normal mice to show a "freeze" fear.

400

Some researchers have found a version of the 5-HTTLPR gene, which control levels of what brain chemical that appears to fuel the fear response?

Serotonin: a brain chemical related to mood-that appears to fuel the fear response.

500

After an individual has experienced a particularly traumatic event...What can be done to lower the possibility of PTSD developing.

An abundance of social support has been proven to lower the possibility of PTSD developing.

Treatments

100

What is the main treatment of PTSD, also known as "talk" therapy?

Psychotherapy: The main treatment for people with PTSD is psychotherapy or “talk” therapy.

200

Name one of the best treatment methods for PTSD?

Cognitive behavioral therapies, exposure therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing are all acceptable answers.

300

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft) for treatment of PTSD. What do these medications act as?

Both of the medications approved by the FDA act as antidepressants, which are used to treat depression.

400

After experiencing an event of mass trauma, most doctors would recommend you do what?

Either, get to a safe place, see a doctor if injured, get food or water, or contact loved ones are all acceptable answers.

500

List the several parts to Cognitive Behavioral therapy...

Exposure therapy, cognitive restructuring, and stress inoculation training.

Risk Factors

100

Who does PTSD affect?

Anyone can get PTSD at any age. This includes victims of physical and sexual assault, abuse, war veterans, and many other trauma inducing events.

200

Statistically, are adults or children more susceptible to experiencing PTSD?

Adults are more likely to experience PTSD, as it affects about 7.7 million American adults, but it can occur at any age, including childhood.

300

True or False: Men are more likely to develop PTSD than women because of the day to day events they experience.

False: Women are more likely to develop PTSD than men.

400

Having a history of mental illness, Seeing people hurt or killed, and wanting revenge after losing money are all risk factors of PTSD except...

Wanting revenge after losing money is not a known risk factor of PTSD.

500

True or False: Some scientific evidence supports that susceptibility to the disorder may run in families.

True: Many scientific studies indicate that likeliness of experiencing PTSD may be genetically related.

TERMS

100

What is Traumatic Stress?

is a response to shocking and emotionally overwhelming situations that may involve (or threaten) death, serious injury, or physical integrity.

200

What does Psychological First Aid do or assist?

Assist people with emotional distress resulting from an accident, injury or sudden shocking event

300

What is Traumatic Event?

 An event or series of events that causes moderate to severe stress reactions.

400

What do Acute and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder have in common?

There are both Dissociative symptoms.

500

LTC Snuffy was the senior officer during her unit’s last MASCAL. She witnessed several life threatening and debilitating injuries to soldiers and civilians being brought through the Combat Support Hospital for treatment and MEDEVAC. The next day she complains of tension headache, nausea, dry mouth and fatigue.


These are signs of a _____________ reaction to traumatic stress.

Physical Reactions to traumatic stress.