MRI studies of children suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by maltreatment have shown that their

a. brains had lesions.
b. brains are smaller overall and the structure is abnormal.
c. brains are larger overall and the structure is abnormal.
d. brains’ blood flow is slowed down.


Answer: B

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