The client recently returned from a year of military battle duty and has posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This disorder includes an "intrusion" state that is experienced as:

A) Excessive anxiety and safety concerns
B) Repeated relived memories as nightmares
C) Loss of concentration and increased vigilance
D) Emotional numbing and feelings of depression


Ans: B
Feedback:
Intrusion state is a repeated reliving of the traumatic events, as "flashbacks" while awake and as nightmares while asleep. PTSD is also characterized by avoidance, with emotional numbing and depression. Another characteristic of PTSD, hyperarousal, refers to increased vigilance, concerns about safety, concentration difficulties, and anxiety.

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