Paige was walking home from work about a year ago when she was assaulted. She suffered severe injuries and had to undergo about three months of rehabilitation therapy for her physical injuries. Since the assault, she has been having nightmares and flashbacks where she reexperiences the incident. She is also easily startled and very anxious. She went to see her doctor and was diagnosed as having
A. dissociative identity disorder.
B. a personality disorder.
C. posttraumatic stress disorder.
D. acute stress disorder.
C
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