Psychological Trauma Midterm Exam
2025 With 100% Correct Answers
What classifies a traumatic event? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Experiencing a life threatening event
Witnessing a life threatening event
Fear of physical injury
5 things that affect trauma reaction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔nature of event
time elapsed since event
individual disposition
illusion of control
support systems
Model of Traumatic Reponse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Appraisal
Pre-existing vulnerabilities
Psychological+Physiological responses
Coping
Social Support
Traumatic Response
, General Principles of Psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Best understood through
psychology
2. Neurosis involves a defense against unbearable ideas
3. Current environmental events trigger memories
4. Interpersonal issues related to trauma will manifest in relationship with therapist
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔study of the istribution and determinants of the disease
- tries to estimate occurance of disease in population
-tries to understand the cause of a disorder
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the number of new cases that occur in a specific time frame
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔refers to the number of existing cases in the population
Longitudinal Cohort - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔extremely costly- people can drop out
ideal for examining prevalence
ex. NYC residents post-911
Case Control Studies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔identifying a subject group and comparing to
match control
George Bonnano's Trajectory of Response to Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Chronic and
extreme reactions (10-30%)
2. Delated response (5-10%)
3. Moderate but lime limited (15-35%)
4. Mild reaction and no dysfunction (35-55%)
2025 With 100% Correct Answers
What classifies a traumatic event? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Experiencing a life threatening event
Witnessing a life threatening event
Fear of physical injury
5 things that affect trauma reaction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔nature of event
time elapsed since event
individual disposition
illusion of control
support systems
Model of Traumatic Reponse - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Appraisal
Pre-existing vulnerabilities
Psychological+Physiological responses
Coping
Social Support
Traumatic Response
, General Principles of Psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Best understood through
psychology
2. Neurosis involves a defense against unbearable ideas
3. Current environmental events trigger memories
4. Interpersonal issues related to trauma will manifest in relationship with therapist
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔study of the istribution and determinants of the disease
- tries to estimate occurance of disease in population
-tries to understand the cause of a disorder
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔the number of new cases that occur in a specific time frame
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔refers to the number of existing cases in the population
Longitudinal Cohort - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔extremely costly- people can drop out
ideal for examining prevalence
ex. NYC residents post-911
Case Control Studies - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔identifying a subject group and comparing to
match control
George Bonnano's Trajectory of Response to Trauma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Chronic and
extreme reactions (10-30%)
2. Delated response (5-10%)
3. Moderate but lime limited (15-35%)
4. Mild reaction and no dysfunction (35-55%)
