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TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
THERAPY (TF-CBT) CERTIFICATION ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR||NEWEST EXAM!!!
To be diagnosed with PTSD, what is required? - Answer-
exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or
sexual violation. Such exposure may occur via direct
experience, indirectly by witnessing another person
enduring the above trauma(s), learning about a family
member's or close friend's exposure to the details of such
trauma(s).
PTSD is not required to receive TF-CBT - Answer-true
The four symptom clusters of PTSD are - Answer-intrusion
symptoms (e.g., recurrent, intrusive memories, trauma-
related dreams).
Avoidance symptoms. Efforts to avoid trauma-related
thoughts, feelings, or memories. Avoidance of external
trauma reminders (e.g., people, places, things,
conversations associated with trauma(s))
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Negative alterations in thoughts or feelings that developed
or worsened following the trauma(s). Psychogenic
amnesia for some aspects of the trauma. Negative beliefs
about oneself or the world.
Arousal and reactivity trauma-related alterations. Irritable
behaviors or unexplained angry outbursts. Reckless, self-
destructive behavior. Hypervigilance.
Briefly, what are the four symptom clusters of PTSD -
Answer-Intrusion symptoms (e.g., recurrent intrusive
memories or dreams).
Avoidance symptoms (e.g., avoiding places or things that
remind one of the trauma).
Negative alterations in thoughts and feelings (e.g.,
negative beliefs about oneself).
Arousal and reactivity trauma-related alterations (e.g.,
hypervigilance, irritability, anger).
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The diagnosis of PTSD can be made only when symptoms
are present for a minimum of - Answer-one month
The UCLA PTSD Reaction Index corresponds to DSM-5
criteria and is the most widely used child self-report
measure of PTSD and costs money - Answer-true
The Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) is validated for
DSM-5 and is freely available - Answer-true
It is critically important to interview children and their
parents separately in order to obtain an unbiased and
distinct perspective of the child's functioning - Answer-true
It is valuable to assess parents' coping, adjustment, and
abilities to fully participate in the treatment process -
Answer-True
How to evaluate traumatic exposure? - Answer-routinely
asking about traumatic history is highly recommended
because childhood traumas are typically under-reported
and often co-occur.
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or, use an interview or a self- or parent-report instrument.
that investigates a wide variety of childhood traumatic
experiences. For example, the UCLA PTSD Reaction
Index, or the Traumatic Events Screening Inventory-Child
Version.
What do the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index and Traumatic
Events Screening Inventory-Child Version do? - Answer-
ask children to identify and rate the severity of each
traumatic event they have experienced and to select the
one that was most upsetting to them.
Those who meet diagnostic criteria with PTSD (relative to
those who do not meet criteria for PTSD) are what percent
more likely to experience other psychiatric disorders? -
Answer-80%
Among children exposed to trauma, it is particularly
important to evaluate whether they have - Answer-active
suicidal thoughts, intents, or plans or substance abuse
difficulties. These are more common among children who
have experience complex trauma.
TRAUMA FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
THERAPY (TF-CBT) CERTIFICATION ACTUAL
VERIFIED EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR||NEWEST EXAM!!!
To be diagnosed with PTSD, what is required? - Answer-
exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or
sexual violation. Such exposure may occur via direct
experience, indirectly by witnessing another person
enduring the above trauma(s), learning about a family
member's or close friend's exposure to the details of such
trauma(s).
PTSD is not required to receive TF-CBT - Answer-true
The four symptom clusters of PTSD are - Answer-intrusion
symptoms (e.g., recurrent, intrusive memories, trauma-
related dreams).
Avoidance symptoms. Efforts to avoid trauma-related
thoughts, feelings, or memories. Avoidance of external
trauma reminders (e.g., people, places, things,
conversations associated with trauma(s))
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Negative alterations in thoughts or feelings that developed
or worsened following the trauma(s). Psychogenic
amnesia for some aspects of the trauma. Negative beliefs
about oneself or the world.
Arousal and reactivity trauma-related alterations. Irritable
behaviors or unexplained angry outbursts. Reckless, self-
destructive behavior. Hypervigilance.
Briefly, what are the four symptom clusters of PTSD -
Answer-Intrusion symptoms (e.g., recurrent intrusive
memories or dreams).
Avoidance symptoms (e.g., avoiding places or things that
remind one of the trauma).
Negative alterations in thoughts and feelings (e.g.,
negative beliefs about oneself).
Arousal and reactivity trauma-related alterations (e.g.,
hypervigilance, irritability, anger).
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The diagnosis of PTSD can be made only when symptoms
are present for a minimum of - Answer-one month
The UCLA PTSD Reaction Index corresponds to DSM-5
criteria and is the most widely used child self-report
measure of PTSD and costs money - Answer-true
The Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) is validated for
DSM-5 and is freely available - Answer-true
It is critically important to interview children and their
parents separately in order to obtain an unbiased and
distinct perspective of the child's functioning - Answer-true
It is valuable to assess parents' coping, adjustment, and
abilities to fully participate in the treatment process -
Answer-True
How to evaluate traumatic exposure? - Answer-routinely
asking about traumatic history is highly recommended
because childhood traumas are typically under-reported
and often co-occur.
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or, use an interview or a self- or parent-report instrument.
that investigates a wide variety of childhood traumatic
experiences. For example, the UCLA PTSD Reaction
Index, or the Traumatic Events Screening Inventory-Child
Version.
What do the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index and Traumatic
Events Screening Inventory-Child Version do? - Answer-
ask children to identify and rate the severity of each
traumatic event they have experienced and to select the
one that was most upsetting to them.
Those who meet diagnostic criteria with PTSD (relative to
those who do not meet criteria for PTSD) are what percent
more likely to experience other psychiatric disorders? -
Answer-80%
Among children exposed to trauma, it is particularly
important to evaluate whether they have - Answer-active
suicidal thoughts, intents, or plans or substance abuse
difficulties. These are more common among children who
have experience complex trauma.
