INTEGRATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA TREATMENT, 3RD EDITION Final Examination Questions Select the best answer for each question and complete your test online at EliteLearning.com/Book 62. Public trauma includes such traumatic events as: a. Hurricanes, rape, and domestic violence. b. Sexual abuse, medical procedures, and ongoing neglect. 70. The four core elements of responses to trauma that are biologically mediated are: a. Hyperarousal, constriction, dissociation, and freezing. b. Dissociation, flashbacks, panic, and stress.
c. War trauma, natural disasters, and terrorist acts. d. Prisoner-of-war camps, rape, and battering. 63. The positive counterpoint to the concept of learned
c. Hyperarousal, depression, anxiety, and dissociation. d. Constriction, freezing, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and complex PTSD. 71. Chronic trauma refers to: a. A single traumatic episode or event. b. Learned helplessness and a sense of entrapment. c. PTSD that always results from too many traumatic episodes or events. d. An individual’s accumulated responses to trauma that continue over long periods of time. 72. According to the DSM-5, symptoms are considered chronic when: b. Sudden intrusive recollection of a traumatic event. c. Client’s capacity to tune into a bodily sensation. d. State of emotional and physical exhaustion. 74. The concept of developmental disorganization refers to: a. A form of dissociation. b. Piaget’s thoughts about development. c. Anxiety generated by environmental triggers that manifest as hyperarousal and personality disorders. d. Survivors becoming stuck at the developmental stage associated with their age at the onset of the trauma. 75. A core element of complex traumatic stress disorder is: a. Stability in the survivor’s worldview. b. Alterations in the perception of self and others. c. The presence of self-injurious and high-risk behaviors. d. Feeling angry with the perpetrators of the abuse. 76. Although a history of trauma has been linked to the a. They last two weeks or longer. b. They last one month or longer. c. They last six months or longer. d. They last one year or longer. 73. A flashback is best defined as a: a. Reaction to acute trauma only. diagnosis of various personality disorders, which personality disorder is commonly associated with the most abuse histories? a. Borderline personality disorder b. Schizoid personality disorder c. Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder d. Avoidant personality disorder 77. Ways that culture may influence the presentation of trauma symptoms include: a. Meaning-making about the traumatic experience.
helplessness is: a. Resilience. b. Countertransference.
c. Integration. d. Attunement. 64. Freud recanted his previous formulation of sexual trauma being a root cause of his patients’ distress because at the time: a. It was not an accurate claim. b. Janet and Breuer disputed the claim. c. Society and other professionals could not accept the thesis as accurate. d. This explanation failed to address hysterical or 65. An important step forward in the modern-day formulation of PTSD was: a. Reducing stigma through the depathologizing of trauma reactions. b. Identifying individual weaknesses that made one prone to trauma reactions. c. Identifying what events constitute trauma. d. The discovery of gender differences in trauma- related symptoms. 66. In the 1970s, advocacy from which groups were foundational to greater recognition of PTSD? a. Survivors of natural disasters b. Police officers and firefighters c. Vietnam veterans and rape survivors d. Survivors of car accidents 67. The main advantage of the DSM’s formulation of the PTSD diagnosis is that it: a. Clarifies borderline personality disorder. b. Became synonymous with war trauma syndrome. c. Explains why many mental health consumers have trauma histories and lists the best trauma treatments. d. Depathologizes the sequelae of traumatic experiences and removes the associated stigma. 68. The four main symptom clusters in PTSD are: a. Re-experiencing, avoidance, negative mood and cognition, and arousal. b. Fighting, flighting, freezing, and numbing. c. Intrusive, flashback, anxiety, and hyperarousal. d. Dissociation, depression, strengths and resilience, and learned helplessness. 69. According to the DSM-5, which is NOT considered a type of exposure to a traumatic event? a. Witnessing a traumatic event b. Non-work-related exposure to traumatic events via electronic media, television, movies, or pictures c. Learning about the traumatic event of a close family member or friend d. Experiencing firsthand the repeated or extreme exposure to details of the traumatic event
b. Perceived control over the traumatic event. c. Unique idioms for trauma symptoms (e.g., “thinking too much”). d. All of the above
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