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Describe and give examples in which children might be at risk for developing posttraumatic stress disorder and one protective factor.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Drazen was in Bosnia during the civil war there. He has daytime flashbacks of the bombing and is emotionally numb, withdrawing from friends and family. Although he is much calmer than he was before the war, symptoms have lasted for several months. What about Drazen's case is unusual for a person with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
 
  a. It is unusual for people with PTSD to have flashbacks.
  b. It is unusual for people with PTSD to withdraw from others.
  c. It is unusual for people with PTSD to become calm.
  d. It is unusual for people with PTSD to have symptoms longer than thirty days.



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Answer to Question 1

 Definition  experience of trauma with symptoms in these areas: intrusion symptoms (e.g., flashbacks), avoidance symptoms (e.g., efforts to avoid specific places), and alternations in cognition and mood
 Usually occurs after repeated, multiple, or prolonged experiences of trauma (e.g., war)
 Can occur after one intense event (e.g., 9/11, witnessing death or destruction)
 Can occur when separation from parents occurs (e.g., refugees, orphans)
 Mass trauma  disaster, war, terrorism
 Gender differences  girls report more symptoms
 Protective factor  attachment figure

Answer to Question 2

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