Military Mid-Term

Which of the following statements is/are true about preventing or treating secondary trauma?

Practitioners may need to seek professional help if they are experiencing ongoing secondary trauma symptoms that do not soon go away

Self-control and stoicism are some of the stereotypical masculine qualities that women demonstrate in the military in order to mostly gain what?

Acceptance

As defined in the DSV-IV-TR, PTSD typically develops following exposure to an occurrence that is threatening or is perceived to be threatening to the well-being of oneself or another person, where symptoms are grouped into which of the following clusters?

All of the above

Oftentimes PTSD can be manifested in nightmares and the images are reexperienced when the individual is awake. These intrusive symptoms are characteristically very vivid and may contain which of the following?

All of the above

Secondary trauma may be caused by which of the following?

All of the above

The traditional rationale for maintaining women out of the active fighting units includes which of the following?

All of the above

Which of the following statements is/are an advantage of virtual realty exposure therapy?

All of the above

According to the ETHIC Model of ethical decision making, the social worker:

All of the above are true

Which of the following statements is/are true about contemporary theories or models of PTSD?

All of the above are true

Which of the following statements is/are true about secondary trauma?

All of the above are true

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding gaga-aminobutyric acid?

All of the above are true

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding medications for PTSD?

It might take 12 weeks to see a decrease in anger or a reduction the activation response to trauma reminders

In the early 1980's, service members could be treated for illegal drug use under which programs?

Limited Privilege Communication Program

The term that represents the clinician's response to his or her own personal reaction to what an individual client says or does is which of the following?

Traumatic countertransference

PTSD is unique among psychiatric diagnoses because of the great importance placed upon what?

Traumatic stressor

Achieving true cultural competence involves a practitioner's ability to grasp the "broad worldviews of the cultural group" while examining the "individual expression of these views."

True

Imaginal exposure entails engaging mentally with the fear structure through repeatedly revisiting the traumatic event in a safe environment.

True

Military culture provides a purpose which is to support the mission through loyalty, obedience, and honor.

True

The DOD has preferred that social workers have two years of postgraduate experience and/or a license to practice independent clinical social worker before serving in the armed forces.

True

The National Committee for Mental Hygiene was one of the mayor organizations responsible for the establishment of a social work branch in the U.S. Army

True

The military social worker is both a professional social worker and a professional military officer. Each profession has its own set of morals, values, and ethics. Each has its own purpose and mission.

True

The two major strategies to treat PTSD in patients or clients are prolonged exposure therapy (PET) and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapies, including cognitive processing therapy (CPT).

True

Which of the following statements is/are true about VRE treatment?

While conducting the exposure, the clinician should prompt the client to report what is happening in the present tense

The shortage of women in top leadership positions in the military has been hypothesized to be due to which of the following?

Women lack the motivational traits that are needed to fit the stereotypical military culture

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding medication for PTSD?

IF the correct medication is provided, other treatment components will not be needed

What is the purpose of SAPRO?

To monitor and report on the sexual assault cases that take place in the military

The increase of amygdala activity in the brain is a hallmark of strong emotional responses and traumatic memory retrieval in PTSD patients.

True

PTSD is a chronic condition that occurs in a significant majority of persons who experience life-threatening traumatic events.

False

Which of the following statements is NOT true about PTSD?

Being connected with a specific etiological agent is a similarity shared with most other psychiatric diagnoses

Which of the following statements is/are true about what clinical social workers should know about pharmacology when treating military service personnel or veterans?

Choices a,b, and c are true

Which of the following is typically the most salient difference between civilian culture and military culture?

Devotion to duty

Military academics do not admit women candidates due to their emotion-based characteristics.

False

Which of the following statements is true about secondary trauma?

It can lead to PTSD or PTSD-like symptoms

The metaphor "fortress" describes which of the following?

Military Culture

Acts of verbal pressure or sexual harassment to forced sexual intercourse are considered in the military as which of the following?

Military sexual trauma

While helping professionals bring their own ethical standards and culture in a joint effort, we cannot forget that the dominant premise of the military culture is

Mission completion

Which of the following statements is true regarding confidentiality and privacy issues when mental health providers work with military personnel and their families?

Mission readiness and national security concerns can trump the therapist-client privacy or confidentiality

During which operation were social workers first deployed to a combat zone?

Operation Desert Shield/Storm

It is hypothesized that ___ may impact veteran's ability to successfully transition into the civilian world and may influence his or her ability to develop rapport in the therapeutic relationship (especially if the client's identity clashes with that of the civilian therapist).

Over-identification with military culture

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is a form of cognitive behavioral therapy that can be used by clinicians to treat PTSD. The primary goal of cognitive processing therapy is to:

Reconcile the client's pretrauma beliefs and posttrauma information

Which of the following SSRI antidepressants has/have been approved by the FDA for pharmacologic tx of PTSD?

Sertraline and Paroxetine

Which of the following statements is true regarding ethics in military social work practice?

Social work professional ethics often conflict with military mission priorities

The release of adrenaline is mediated by the autonomic nervous system through the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and is designed to prepare our body for what?

Surviving a stressor

Which of the following statements is NOT true about VRE treatment?

The VRE environment is the same regardless of the client's traumatic event

PTSD was first formally recognized as a specific syndrome etiologically linked to traumatic events with veterans of:

The Vietnam War