A woman who was sexually assaulted a month ago presents to the emergency department with complaints of recurrent nightmares, fear of going to sleep, repeated vivid memories of the sexual assault, and inability to feel much emotion
The nurse recognizes the signs and symptoms of which medical problem? a. General adaptation syndrome
b. Posttraumatic stress disorder
c. Developmental crisis
d. Alarm reaction
B
Posttraumatic stress disorder is characterized by vivid recollections of the traumatic event and emotional numbing and often is accompanied by nightmares. General adaptation syndrome is the expected reaction to a major stressor. Developmental crisis occurs as a person moves through life stages rather than in response to a trauma. Alarm reaction involves physiological events such as increased activation of the sympathetic nervous system that would have occurred at the time of the sexual assault.
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