Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders

RAD/DSED

100

This disorder of infancy or early childhood is characterized by minimal social and emotional responses to others, lacks a positive effect, and may be sad.

What is Reactive Attachment Disorder.

200

The essential feature of disinhibited social engagement disorder involves culturally inappropriate, overly familiar behavior with these kinds of people.

What are relative strangers.

300

RAD and DSED are responses to this 

What is serious neglect or trauma.

400

The diagnosis should be made with caution in children older than this many years old.

What is five.

Dissociative Dissorder

100

A subconscious defense mechanism used to prevent recognition of a trauma

Dissociative Dissorder

200

Three main types of DD disorders

amnesia

identity disorder

depersonalization 

300

Symptoms of DD

Disturbances in

Family, daily living, ability to cope

400

Three types of therapy for DD

Individual therapy

Group therapy

Medications

PTSD/ASD

100

Event happened <3 months ago 

Acute Stress Disorder

200

This therapy is used for both Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and PTSD, can prevent ASD from progressing to PTSD

Cognitive-behavior Therapy

300

Event happened >3 months ago

PTSD

400

Adolescents with PTSD are at greater risk for...

Suicide, substance abuse, academic problems,

health concerns, poor social supports

500

Signs of PTSD may include

intense memories, flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, increased irritablity

AD/Misc

100

AD lasts no longer than..

6 months

200

The disturbance in adjustment disorders begins within this many months of onset of a stressor.

What is 1.

300

This therapy is the most common and successful

Outpatient counseling

400

The magnitude of distress must exceed this to meet diagnostic criteria.

What is what would normally be expected.