Exam 18: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Women

What are the five physical symptoms of PTSD?

Men have been found to be more inclined than women to report a traumatic event.

Research has indicated that females are significantly more inclined than men to _____.

List three of the reexperienced symptoms of PTSD as identified in the DSM-IV.

There is a substantial amount of evidence to support the theory that people with lower IQ scores are significantly more predisposed to the development of PTSD than people with higher IQ scores.

Why are women more likely to experience higher risks for developing PTSD during their menstrual cycle?

Before hormonal maturation, girls are more vulnerable to psychological disturbances than boys, but after menarche, they become less vulnerable than boys.

Memory loss of traumatic events frequently occurs when the perpetrator of the trauma is _____.

Compared to male sexual abuse survivors, female sexual abuse survivors are more likely to _____ after abuse.

Women appear to receive higher levels and greater benefit of social support relative to men following traumatic events.

How is the use of semistructured interviews as assessment tools for studies of traumatic experiences and PTSD likely to skew the results in regard to gender effects?

What term refers to a limited or distorted awareness during and shortly after traumatic events?

The diagnosis of PTSD is associated with _____.

Postdisaster experiences of women are likely to be more severe in developing countries compared with those in developed countries.

How long must the symptoms associated with PTSD continue after the traumatic event in order to constitute a PTSD diagnosis according to the DSM-IV?