The patient's daughter was murdered while they were customers in a local bank. Which statements would support the patient's diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Select all that apply:
a. "I feel numb, like a robot going through the motions of existing."
b. "I'm so nervous and jump at the slightest noise."
c. "I have not slept very well at all since I lost her."
d. "I can't stop reliving the last time I saw her alive."
e. "I'd love nothing better than to kill that murderer."
ANS: A, B, C, D
The traumatic nature of the murder and the patient's symptoms of hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, and numbness indicate PTSD. Homicidal thoughts are not generally associated with PTSD.
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