Common Reactions to a Traumatic Experience Include

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Multiple Choice

Common reactions to a traumatic experience include

• A)insomnia and nightmares.
• B)depersonalization and mania.
• C)food-bingeing and bulimia.
• D)overworking and job burnout.

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Definitions:

Dual Processing

The theory that the brain operates using two modes of thought: "intuitive" and "analytical", simultaneously processing information.

Conscious

Being aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake.

Unconscious

According to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware.

Behaviorism

Behaviorism is a theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning, asserting that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns.