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charchew

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Which of the following is a risk factor for trauma survivors developing PTSD?
 
  a. lack of social support
 b. excessive control over one's actions and thoughts
  c. above-average cognitive skills
 d. low scores on neuroticism

Question 2

Suppose you were the director of a rape crisis center. What could you expect in terms of the frequency of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among the clients who come to your center immediately and at three months after a traumatic experience?
 
  a. Because PTSD is delayed, no one would meet the criteria for PTSD at this time.
 b. About 10 percent would meet the criteria for PTSD immediately; about 50 percent would suffer from PTSD at three months.
  c. PTSD symptoms could be present immediately, but symptoms could go away for periods of time.
 d. Because rape is quite common, there will be almost no cases of PTSD either immediately or three months after the assault.


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amandalm

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c


charchew

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Wow, this really help

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