Inara is a military social worker who has recently seen an increase in the number of clients on her caseload who have sustained serious physical handicaps from overseas conflicts and deployments. Recently, she has found that at home after work, she is experiencing a lot of the same symptoms she hears her clients describe. Sometimes, she even believes she feels pain in limbs where her clients have had significant wounds. Inara is experiencing ______.

A. posttraumatic stress disorder
B. secondary trauma
C. compassion fatigue
D. burnout


Answer: B

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