If People with a Stress Disorder Have Symptoms That Continue

question 105

Multiple Choice

If people with a stress disorder have symptoms that continue longer than one month, they may be diagnosed with

• A) prolonged acute stress disorder.
• B) chronic stress disorder.
• C) posttraumatic stress disorder.
• D) post-chronic distress disorder.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals to handle reality and maintain self-image by protecting themselves from unpleasant emotions like guilt and anxiety.

Repression

A defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory where unpleasant thoughts, feelings, or memories are unconsciously excluded from consciousness.

Psychological

Relating to the mind or mental processes and how these affect behavior and well-being.

Freud's Psychosexual

A theory proposed by Sigmund Freud that describes how personality develops early in life from childhood through several psychosexual stages.