Aaron's home was destroyed in a tornado a week ago. Right after the tornado,
Aaron had difficulty sleeping and had frequent nightmares about tornadoes when he did go to sleep. He also experienced difficulty concentrating at work and became visibly nervous whenever he saw the wind blowing harder than a breeze. Three weeks after the tornado, Aaron appears to be settling down and is sleeping better and able to function at work like before the tornado. Aaron suffered from a(n) disorder.
a. post-traumatic stress
b. generalized anxiety
c. somatic symptom
d. acute stress
ANSWER: d
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a. there is no relationship between the variables. b. as one variable increases, the other variable increases. c. as one variable decreases, the other variable decreases. d. as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. e. the variables are dependent.
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