Studies of war veterans with combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder and victims of childhood abuse indicate ______ volume of the ______.
A. reduced; hippocampus
B. reduced; amygdala
C. increased; amygdala
D. increased; hippocampus
Answer: A
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