Deck 18: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Women

Question 1

Research has indicated that females are significantly more inclined than men to _____.

A) blame others for trauma
B) pick up on threat signals
C) perceive themselves positively
D) perceive the world as safe

Answer 1

B

Question 2

How long must the symptoms associated with PTSD continue after the traumatic event in order to constitute a PTSD diagnosis according to the DSM-IV?

A) one week
B) two weeks
C) one month
D) three months

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What term refers to a limited or distorted awareness during and shortly after traumatic events?

A) spontaneous decognition
B) recurrent avoidance syndrome
C) acute stress response
D) peritraumatic dissociation

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Memory loss of traumatic events frequently occurs when the perpetrator of the trauma is _____.

A) a stranger to the victim
B) the victim's caregiver
C) a friend of the victim
D) a person of the same gender as the victim

Question 5

Compared to male sexual abuse survivors, female sexual abuse survivors are more likely to _____ after abuse.

A) display avoidance coping
B) engage in externalizing behavior
C) act out aggressively
D) experience no trauma symptoms

Question 6

The diagnosis of PTSD is associated with _____.

A) increased ability to perform neurocognitive tasks
B) decreased use of medical services
C) increased nonmedical use of prescription drugs
D) avoidance of cigarettes and alcohol

Question 7

Postdisaster experiences of women are likely to be more severe in developing countries compared with those in developed countries.

Question 8

Men have been found to be more inclined than women to report a traumatic event.

Question 9

Women appear to receive higher levels and greater benefit of social support relative to men following traumatic events.

Question 10

Before hormonal maturation, girls are more vulnerable to psychological disturbances than boys, but after menarche, they become less vulnerable than boys.

Question 11

There is a substantial amount of evidence to support the theory that people with lower IQ scores are significantly more predisposed to the development of PTSD than people with higher IQ scores.

Question 12

What are the five physical symptoms of PTSD?

Question 13

List three of the reexperienced symptoms of PTSD as identified in the DSM-IV.

Question 14

How is the use of semistructured interviews as assessment tools for studies of traumatic experiences and PTSD likely to skew the results in regard to gender effects?

Question 15

Why are women more likely to experience higher risks for developing PTSD during their menstrual cycle?