PTSD and Personality Disorders Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a required symptom category for PTSD?

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B. Dissociative amnesia

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Acute Stress Disorder differs from PTSD in that:

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C. It lasts from 3 days to 1 month

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True or False: PTSD can be diagnosed for any type of life stressor, including breakups and job loss.

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False

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What is the key diagnostic difference between PTSD and Adjustment Disorder?

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C. Adjustment Disorder is tied to a stressor but causes less severe symptoms

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Why is it important to be precise about the traumatic event when diagnosing PTSD?

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Because the diagnosis requires a specific type of trauma and certain symptom durations and patterns. Overgeneralizing can lead to pathologizing normal stress reactions.

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What screening question can help identify a potential personality disorder?

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C. "Do you have a style of doing things and relating to people that gets you into the same kind of mess over and over again?"

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Which personality disorder includes unstable, intense relationships and fear of abandonment?

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B. Borderline

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True or False: Antisocial Personality Disorder typically begins in adulthood.

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False

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Which of the following traits is most characteristic of someone with Histrionic Personality Disorder?

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C. Flirtatiousness, emotional shallowness, and attention-seeking

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Match the personality disorder to its key description: a. Obsessive–Compulsive PD, b. Dependent PD, c. Paranoid PD, d. Schizotypal PD

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a-ii, b-iii, c-i, d-iv