Psychology 12 Unit 2 Lesson 4

Solomon et al. conducted a study which focused on the comparison of PTSD after a natural disaster.

• True

• False

Hypothalamus is the area of the brain associated with learning, memory and PTSD.

• True

• False

Smaller hippocampi was not used by Solomon et al. to explain why Israeli females had more PTSD symptoms than males.

• True

• False

According to a study focused on the comparison of PTSD after a natural disaster, Hispanic participants are the most likely to develop PTSD.

• True

• False

Luby et al. used a quasi-experiment to conduct their study.

• True

• False

Garrison et al. used structured interviews to gather data in their study.

• True

• False

How many studies did we cover to explain sociocultural etiologies and prevalence rates of PTSD?

• two

• three

• four

• five

Who concluded that females are more likely to develop PTSD than men?

• Solomon et al.

• Luby et al.

• Garrison et al.

• Guilberson et al.

Prevalence rate is...

• how common something is (the % of a population that has a particular disorder)

• how likely an individual will feel confident being able to deal with the stressor and its emotional impact

• the extent to which an individual feels that the stressor is threatening and dangerous

Females have been shown to have lowe levels of self-efficacy than males.

• True

• False