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

Psychology

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While wiping away a "milk moustache," Nathan thought that not only does milk do a body good, but ___ is necessary for ___

A) calcium ion intake; neurotransmitter release B) calcium ion outflow; neurotransmitter release C) calcium ion intake; neurotransmitter docking D) calcium ion intake; neurotransmitter reuptake

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Which of the following explanations for Diana's scissors phobia would Freud be most likely to offer?

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.

Psychology

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.

Psychology