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impetus for codifying PTSD in the DSM–III-ANSWER-mental
health professionals w/ strong sense of advocacy on behalf of
Vietnam War vets
excessive noradrenergic tone in the locus coeruleus-ANSWER-
may account for hyperarousal and reexperiencing sx in PTSD
2 most common causes of PTSD in men? in women?-ANSWER-
men – combat exposure and witnessing overt violence
women – rape and sexual molestation
dreams, flashbacks, and intrusive memories that are recurrent
and distressful that cause intense emotional distress or
physiologic reactivity-ANSWER-reexperiencing sx of PTSD
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,difficulty falling or staying asleep, outbursts of anger, difficulty
concentrating, hypervigilence, and exaggerated startle
response-ANSWER-hyerreactivity sx of PTSD
difference b/w PTSD and acute stress disorder-ANSWER-acute
stress disorder – symptomatic onset and remission w/in 4
weeks of traumatic stressor
tx that has been found to be beneficial in PTSD, whether
started immediately or long after trauma-ANSWER-beta–
blockers
1. fear, helplessness, or horror
2. dissociative sx such as numbing, detachment, "being in a
daze", dissociative amnesia
3. significant distress or impairment in social or occupational
functioning-ANSWER-acute stress disorder
time period of acute distress disorder-ANSWER-min of 2 days,
max of 4 weeks, within 4 weeks of the traumatic event
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,on whom has most research been done on PTSD? on acute
stress disorder?-ANSWER-PTSD – male combat vets years after
trauma exposure
acute stress disorder – MVA survivors, violent crime witnesses
or victims, and survivors of natural disasters
4 pathologic processes that may cause OCD-ANSWER-1. severe
head injury
2. epilepsy
3. basal ganglia disorders
4. postinfectious, autoimmune–related
this can occur after infx w/ type A beta–hemolytic strep, w/ or
w/o sx of rheumatic fever
what are the anitbodies against? how does this effect the
brain?-ANSWER-OCD
Ab against strep M protein, which reacts w/ specific brain
proteins in the basal ganglia, possibly inducing Sydenham's
chorea/St. Vitus' dance
caused by swelling of the head of the caudate nucleus-
ANSWER-Sydenham's chorea
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, in whom is antibody–mediated OCD seen in?
could it be found in adults?-ANSWER-only children – it can
cause acute–onset OCD, in which sx appear w/ increasing Ab
titers and remit as titers fall
adults – it is possible that neuropathologic processes such as
repeated autoimmune inflammation could cause chronic OCD
in whom are lifetime prevalence rates of OCD higher?-
ANSWER-rates in young adults are over twice those seen in
the elderly (but OCD is considered a lifetime illness)
usual onset of OCD
is it more common in men or women?-ANSWER-childhood or
early adulthood
2:1 males to females
contamination fears, pathologic doubt, need for symmetry,
fears of harm to self or others, unwanted sexual concerns-
ANSWER-OCD
predominant rituals in OCD-ANSWER-checking and
decontamination
other rituals – arranging, counting, repearing
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/Rn Ati Mental Health Proctored Exam With Complete
Questions And Correct Detailed Answers |Already
Graded A+.Newest 2025/2026
impetus for codifying PTSD in the DSM–III-ANSWER-mental
health professionals w/ strong sense of advocacy on behalf of
Vietnam War vets
excessive noradrenergic tone in the locus coeruleus-ANSWER-
may account for hyperarousal and reexperiencing sx in PTSD
2 most common causes of PTSD in men? in women?-ANSWER-
men – combat exposure and witnessing overt violence
women – rape and sexual molestation
dreams, flashbacks, and intrusive memories that are recurrent
and distressful that cause intense emotional distress or
physiologic reactivity-ANSWER-reexperiencing sx of PTSD
1|Page
,difficulty falling or staying asleep, outbursts of anger, difficulty
concentrating, hypervigilence, and exaggerated startle
response-ANSWER-hyerreactivity sx of PTSD
difference b/w PTSD and acute stress disorder-ANSWER-acute
stress disorder – symptomatic onset and remission w/in 4
weeks of traumatic stressor
tx that has been found to be beneficial in PTSD, whether
started immediately or long after trauma-ANSWER-beta–
blockers
1. fear, helplessness, or horror
2. dissociative sx such as numbing, detachment, "being in a
daze", dissociative amnesia
3. significant distress or impairment in social or occupational
functioning-ANSWER-acute stress disorder
time period of acute distress disorder-ANSWER-min of 2 days,
max of 4 weeks, within 4 weeks of the traumatic event
2|Page
,on whom has most research been done on PTSD? on acute
stress disorder?-ANSWER-PTSD – male combat vets years after
trauma exposure
acute stress disorder – MVA survivors, violent crime witnesses
or victims, and survivors of natural disasters
4 pathologic processes that may cause OCD-ANSWER-1. severe
head injury
2. epilepsy
3. basal ganglia disorders
4. postinfectious, autoimmune–related
this can occur after infx w/ type A beta–hemolytic strep, w/ or
w/o sx of rheumatic fever
what are the anitbodies against? how does this effect the
brain?-ANSWER-OCD
Ab against strep M protein, which reacts w/ specific brain
proteins in the basal ganglia, possibly inducing Sydenham's
chorea/St. Vitus' dance
caused by swelling of the head of the caudate nucleus-
ANSWER-Sydenham's chorea
3|Page
, in whom is antibody–mediated OCD seen in?
could it be found in adults?-ANSWER-only children – it can
cause acute–onset OCD, in which sx appear w/ increasing Ab
titers and remit as titers fall
adults – it is possible that neuropathologic processes such as
repeated autoimmune inflammation could cause chronic OCD
in whom are lifetime prevalence rates of OCD higher?-
ANSWER-rates in young adults are over twice those seen in
the elderly (but OCD is considered a lifetime illness)
usual onset of OCD
is it more common in men or women?-ANSWER-childhood or
early adulthood
2:1 males to females
contamination fears, pathologic doubt, need for symmetry,
fears of harm to self or others, unwanted sexual concerns-
ANSWER-OCD
predominant rituals in OCD-ANSWER-checking and
decontamination
other rituals – arranging, counting, repearing
4|Page
