To meet the DSM-5 criteria for PTSD, an individual must not only experience a traumatic event, but he must also

a. exhibit the presence of one (or more) intrusion symptoms associated with that traumatic event.
b. experience an inability to recall the event.
c. suffer depression and substance abuse.
d. maintain a belief that he was responsible for the event.

Answer: a.

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Which of the following is NOT a part of Freud's theory?

a. The insistence that all thoughts, desires, and actions are determined. b. The importance of childhood experiences in personality development. c. The cause of behavior can be attributed to external stimuli. d. The creation of the first fully developed psychotherapy known as psychoanalysis.

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