Question

1. A person witnesses a traumatic event but does not develop symptoms of PTSD. How common is this?

a) this is very unusual: the person must develop a stress disorder

b) this is unusual: most people develop a stress disorder under these circumstances

c) this is common: most people in such circumstances don't develop a stress disorder

d) this is common but only in men

e) women almost always develop a stress disorder in such circumstances

2. People who develop schizophrenia fall under the rule of "three thirds". What is this rule?

a) the rule explains that why women are not diagnosed with this illness

b) the rule explains the negative symptoms of this illness

c) the rule explains the positive symptoms of this illness

d) the rule predicts how many people would likely to recover from illness

e) the rule explains that why children are not diagnosed with this illness

Answer 1

1. this is common but only in men

women had a two-fold higher prevalence of PTSD than men. Besides categorical analyses, dimensional analyses of PTSD severity were also performed; the latter were associated with twice as large effect sizes. Females were more vulnerable to PTSD after disasters and accidents, followed by loss and non-malignant diseases. In violence and chronic disease, the gender differences were smallest

2. the rule explains the positive symptoms of this illness

The rule of thirds is a "rule of thumb" or guideline which applies to the process of composing visual images such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs.^[1] The guideline proposes that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections.^[2] Proponents of the technique claim that aligning a subject with these points creates more tension, energy and interest in the composition than simply centering the subject.