Answers to Quiz-1:
1. False – PTSD can be caused by more common traumatic events such as assaults or road traffic accidents.
2. True – witnessing something traumatic happening to someone else can also lead to PTSD.
3. True – re-experiencing the traumatic event when awake and when asleep is common in PTSD.
4. True – it is common for people with PTSD to feel detached from other people and ‘emotionally numb’.
5. False – almost everyone who goes through a nasty trauma will suffer some of the reactions described for the first few weeks. In most cases these will slowly fade. Unfortunately, about 1 in 3 people find their symptoms carry on.
Congratulations! You have completed the ‘What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder’ module. We recommend that you come back and re-read this module at a later date to refresh your memory and improve your learning.
Feel free to refer back to this module whenever you feel it would be helpful.
