PTSD Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Diagnostic Criteria

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🧠 Criterion A (Stressor): Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence.
• 😥 Criterion B (Intrusion Symptoms): Recurrent, involuntary, and distressing memories, dreams, flashbacks, or intense psychological distress at exposure to reminders of the trauma.
• avoidance Criterion C (Avoidance): Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma, including thoughts, feelings, or external reminders.
• 😔 Criterion D (Negative Alterations in Cognitions and Mood): Negative beliefs, distorted cognitions about the cause or consequences of the trauma, persistent negative emotional state, diminished interest in activities, feeling detached from others, or inability to experience positive emotions.
• 😠 Criterion E (Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity): Irritable behavior, exaggerated startle response, hypervigilance, reckless or self-destructive behavior, difficulty concentrating, or sleep disturbance.
• ⏱️ Duration: Symptoms must persist for more than one month.
• 💥 Functional Significance: The disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.
• 🚫 Exclusion: The disturbance is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is NOT a criterion for PTSD diagnosis according to the DSM-5?

   1. A. Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence
   2. B. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma
   3. C. Increased desire for social interaction
   4. D. Negative alterations in cognitions and mood

2. A person experiencing flashbacks is exhibiting symptoms related to which PTSD criterion?

   1. A. Avoidance
   2. B. Intrusion Symptoms
   3. C. Negative Alterations in Cognitions and Mood
   4. D. Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity

3. Hypervigilance falls under which category of PTSD symptoms?

   1. A. Avoidance
   2. B. Intrusion Symptoms
   3. C. Negative Alterations in Cognitions and Mood
   4. D. Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity

4. For a diagnosis of PTSD, how long must the symptoms persist?

   1. A. At least one week
   2. B. At least two weeks
   3. C. At least one month
   4. D. At least six months

5. Which of the following describes Criterion A of PTSD diagnostic criteria?

   1. A. Persistent avoidance of trauma-related thoughts
   2. B. Exposure to a traumatic event
   3. C. Negative beliefs about oneself or the world
   4. D. Increased arousal and reactivity

6. Feeling detached from others is related to which PTSD criterion?

   1. A. Avoidance
   2. B. Intrusion Symptoms
   3. C. Negative Alterations in Cognitions and Mood
   4. D. Alterations in Arousal and Reactivity

7. What is the significance of the 'Functional Significance' criterion in PTSD diagnosis?

   1. A. Symptoms must be directly caused by a traumatic event.
   2. B. Symptoms must cause clinically significant distress or impairment.
   3. C. Symptoms must be present from childhood.
   4. D. Symptoms must be treatable with medication.