In Dohrenwend and Associates' (2008) Study, the Differential Vulnerability Model

question 42

Multiple Choice

In Dohrenwend and associates' (2008) study, the differential vulnerability model best explained the high rate of chronic PTSD among:

• A)Americans who worked as medics during the Vietnam War
• B)African American Vietnam War veterans
• C)Hispanic Vietnam War veterans
• D)White Vietnam War veterans
• E)women who served in the military during the Vietnam War

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Techniques

Methods used in behaviorism to increase or decrease the likelihood of a specific behavior by adding or removing stimuli following the behavior.

B F Skinner

A psychologist and behaviorist known for his work on operant conditioning, emphasizing the role of reinforcement and punishment.

Unconscious Mind

Part of the mind that is not immediately accessible to conscious awareness, containing thoughts, memories, and desires that lie outside personal consciousness.

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychological pathology by means of dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.