1. According to DSM-5, a maladaptive reaction to an identified stressor, characterized by impaired functioning or emotional distress that exceeds what would normally be expected is a (n)_______.
a. distress disorder
b. adjustment disorder
c. stress disorder
d. anxiety disorder
2. Danny, a first semester college freshman referred to the college counseling center. He has recently begun spray painting obscenities on the student center bathroom walls. Several weeks ago, Danny's longtime girlfriend, who attends college in a neighboring state, broke up with him. Danny does not present in the interview with emotional distress. He has no history of psychological problems and, until his recent vandalism activities, was considered a peaceful and law-abiding member of the college community. Based on the aforementioned history, which of the following diagnoses would a therapist would most likely diagnose Danny with?
a. Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct
b. Adjustment disorder with anxiety
c. Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
d. Adjustment disorder with mixed disturbance of emotion
3. Abigail's 18-year-old son has left home for the first time and now serving in the Army. Since her son's departure, Abigail has been experiencing uncontrolled crying episodes and loneliness. Based on this information, a clinician might diagnose Abigail with a (n)
a. Acute Stress Disorder
b. Adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
c. Adjustment disorder with depressed mood
d. Adjustment disorder with disturbance of conduct
4. A maladaptive pattern of behavior for a period of three days to one month following exposure to a traumatic event is called a (n) _____________disorder.
a. acute stress
b. posttraumatic stress
c. adjustment
d. personality
5. Individuals suffering from Acute Stress Disorder may feel ______________.
a. as though they are experiencing a heart attack
b. angry and betrayed by the world
c. "in a daze" or feel that the world seems like a dreamlike or unreal place.
d. unaware of their internal emotions
6. In what way is Acute Stress Disorder is different from PTSD?
a. Acute Stress Disorder is a reaction to a less intense trauma than those experienced by someone with PTSD.
b. The symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder are limited to one month.
c. Individuals with Acute Stress Disorder report more frequent flashbacks than an individual with PTSD would.
d. Individuals with PTSD never recover from their trauma; those with Acute Stress Disorder do recover.
7. Acute stress disorder has features similar to those of PTSD, but are limited to a period of______ following direct exposure to the trauma, witnessing other people exposed to the trauma, or learning about a trauma experienced by a close family member or friend.
a. 1 week
b. one year
c. one month
d. one decade
8. A prolonged maladaptive reaction to an extreme stressor, such as combat or a natural disaster, is ______ disorder.
a. acute stress
b. posttraumatic stress
c. an adjustment
d. a chronic stress
9. The prevalence of PTSD among U.S. soldiers who served in the Vietnam War is about one in ______.
a. two
b. three
c. four
d. five
10. As it pertains to the common features of traumatic stress disorders, the example of a rape survivor avoiding traveling to the part of town where she was attacked is an example of __________.
a. Avoidance behavior
b. Re-experiencing the trauma
c. Emotional distress and impaired functioning
d. Heightened arousal
11. If someone is having intrusive memories, recurrent disturbing dreams, or momentary flashbacks of a traumatic event such as being pursued by an attacker, the individual is most likely experiencing which of the following common features of traumatic stress disorders?
a. Re-experiencing the trauma
b. Emotional distress and impaired functioning
c. Heightened arousal
d. Emotional numbing
12. In PTSD, the loss of the ability to have loving feelings is which of the following common features of traumatic stress disorders?
a. Avoidance behavior
b. Emotional distress and impaired functioning
c. Heightened arousal
d. Emotional numbing
13. The feeling of detachment from oneself or one's environment is known as ______.
a. dissociation
b. a hallucination
c. a delusion
d. a personality disorder
14. Recent research has shown that people who experience __________during or immediately after the trauma stand a greater risk of developing PTSD than do other trauma survivors.
a. dissociative experiences
b. positive emotions
c. extreme physical pain
d. significant temperature drop
15. If a child experiences a traumatic event__________________-.
a. the child may possibly develop a psychological disorder
b. he/she will not develop a psychological disorder because children don't react to traumas.
c. he/she will definitely develop a psychological disorder.
d. none of the above