Which of the following is an accurate statement about factors affecting treatment for PTSD?
a. Victims of PTSD remember the traumatic events with perfect accuracy.
b. Victims of PTSD often repress memories of the traumatic event.
c. Re-exposure to the trauma should be accomplished quickly to assure the best therapeutic response.
d. PTSD patients should never be re-exposed to emotions and situations that remind them of the trauma event.
Question 2The posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence rates of U.S. veterans returning home from the war in Vietnam was directly related to their separation from family.
a. high rates of drug addiction.
b. youth and inexperience.
c. amount of combat exposure.
d. separation from family.
Question 3Which of the following is an accurate statement about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
a. Acute stress disorder is diagnosed instead of PTSD if a person's symptoms begin 6 months or more after the traumatic event.
b. PTSD occurs in all individuals who experience a traumatic event.
c. Most people diagnosed with acute stress disorder do not eventually develop PTSD.
d. A diagnosis of acute stress disorder will change to a diagnosis of PTSD one month after the traumatic event occurs.
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