Answers to Quiz-10
1. True - avoiding thoughts, conversations, people, places or things that remind a person of a traumatic event is common.
2. False – by avoiding thoughts about the trauma, you will not come to terms with what happened. It can make your symptoms worse. Avoidance can also get in the way of leading a normal life.
3. True - it is very difficult to avoid your own thoughts and feelings. Trying to avoid them actually makes them more frequent.
4. True – in most cases the situations you connect to the trauma are safe and will not cause you any harm. Facing these fears will confirm that they are not dangerous.
5. False – the process of facing your fears is called ‘exposure’. Exposure involves slowly facing up to things that you fear until you feel less anxious. Over time, exposure will help you feel less scared by the things you have been avoiding.
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