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The Treatment of PTSD in Older Adults

The Treatment of PTSD in Older Adults - Post Training Quiz 

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Question 1 of 10

Which of the following are principles of trauma informed care? 

A

Safety & stability

B

Expertise and training

C

Collaboration & empowerment

D

both A and C

Question 2 of 10

In order for a PTSD diagnosis to to assigned, how long do the symptoms need to have been present? 

A

2 weeks

B

one month

C

three months

D

six months

Question 3 of 10

"We don't go to therapy, we just pull ourselves up by our bootstraps" is an example of which category in the Comprehensive Cognitive Formulation (CFF)? 

A

health status

B

sociocultural context

C

cohort beliefs

D

intergenerational linkages

Question 4 of 10

Which factor can imply a physiological cause of anxiety in older adults? 

A

anxiety is a known side effect of a recently started medication

B

patient has experienced a major life event or stressor

C

mood disorder predates physical illness

D

anxiety predates physical illness

Question 5 of 10

In psychoducation of PTSD with older adults, what is important to discuss? 

A

how older age prevents healing of trauma

B

how the clinician feels about working with older clients

C

general and specific examples

D

how CBT is the only effective treatment approach for trauma

Question 6 of 10

In the trash can metaphor for trauma therapy, what was the analogy given? 

A

the trash can represents the client's soul

B

the paper represents the client's values

C

the trash can is turned upside down to represent containment of trauma

D

the paper represents various traumas in the client's life

Question 7 of 10

Marie is 76 years old and has PTSD. Today she is feeling tension, shaking, and has racing thoughts. What zone in the Window of Tolerance is Marie currently in? 

A

optimal

B

hyperarousal

C

vagal zone

D

hypoarousal

Question 8 of 10

The thought "I should have prevented the trauma" is an example of what? 

A

stuck point

B

core belief

C

affective state

D

hyperarousal

Question 9 of 10

The primary goal of the Life Review with older adults who have experienced trauma is to: 

A

find out every detail of a client's life

B

determine the unhealthy phases of a client's life

C

point out life strengths, accomplishments, and reframe mistakes as learning opportunities

D

identify other mental health diagnoses

Question 10 of 10

When clinicians are overwhelmed and exhausted by client stories of trauma, this is referred to by Figley as: 

A

compassion fatigue process

B

trauma stewardship

C

formulaic stress

D

continual bonds

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