In posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which of the following signs/symptoms could be classified as intrusive? Select all that apply
A) When the client reexperiences a traumatic image
B) No longer dream during REM sleep
C) Have feelings that the event is reoccurring
D) Complain of excessive sleeping, usually 12 hours or more per day
E) Feel like they are suspended in outer space and cannot find their way home
Ans: A, C
Intrusive thoughts often are associated with cues that symbolize or resemble the original event. Sometimes the traumatic images, thoughts, or perceptions are reexperienced. Nightmares are common. Intrusive symptoms also include dissociative reactions (e.g., feeling or acting as if the event is reoccurring). Sleeping is difficult. Terrifying flashbacks and nightmares often include fragments of traumatic events exactly as they happened.
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