LPC Trauma-Informed Care and PTSD Treatment

Question 1

According to SAMHSA's trauma-informed care framework, which of the following is NOT one of the six key principles?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory reporting

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Safety

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Trustworthiness and transparency

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Empowerment

Question 2

Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy for PTSD involves which two core components?

Accepted Answer

In vivo exposure to avoided situations and imaginal exposure to the trauma memory

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Cognitive restructuring and relaxation training

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EMDR and trauma narrative writing

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Mindfulness meditation and emotion regulation skills

Question 3

Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) differs from PTSD primarily by the addition of which features?

Accepted Answer

Disturbances in self-organization including affect dysregulation, negative self-concept, and relational difficulties

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Hallucinations and delusions related to the traumatic event

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Conversion symptoms and somatic complaints

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Amnesia for the traumatic event and depersonalization only

Question 4

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy uses bilateral stimulation to facilitate which process?

Accepted Answer

Adaptive processing of traumatic memories that had become 'stuck' in the nervous system

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Deep muscle relaxation and parasympathetic activation

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Systematic desensitization through progressive exposure

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Cognitive restructuring of dysfunctional trauma-related beliefs

Question 5

The Window of Tolerance, developed by Siegel, refers to the zone in which:

Accepted Answer

Arousal is optimal for information processing — neither hypo- nor hyperaroused

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A client can withstand the most intense level of trauma processing

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Exposure therapy is contraindicated due to the client's fragile state

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A client's traumatic memories are fully conscious and accessible

Question 6

Which ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) Study finding has had the greatest public health implication?

Accepted Answer

ACEs have a dose-response relationship with negative health and mental health outcomes across the lifespan

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ACEs are rare and affect fewer than 5% of the population

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ACEs primarily affect cognitive development and have minimal impact on physical health

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ACEs are fully reversible with brief psychotherapy in childhood