PTSD: Who affected?
What will be an ideal response?
May occur at any age
Prevalence
? 8% (1% to 14%)
15%-30% among Vietnam veterans
18%-32% among firefighters
21%-48% among survivors of sexual assault
Inversely related to SES
Chronic PTSD (> 12 months) associated w/ more severe events, more prominent avoidance behavior
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a. Constant warnings about the importance of not running with scissors have generalized to an overall fear of scissors. b. Diana suffers from womb envy, creating an unconscious desire to harm her pregnant mother. c. Diana's mother is a seamstress and Diana unconsciously wants to kill her. d. Diana once saw her brother seriously injured by a sharp object.
In the study by Rokeach (1971), when white students confronted the discrepancy between their negative prejudices and their value of equality, they
A) decreased their support for African American equal rights. B) became more likely to join the NAACP. C) increased their opposition to affirmative action. D) felt more ambivalent about African Americans.