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A soldier returned 3 months ago from Afghanistan and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which social event would most likely be disturbing for this soldier?
 
  a. Halloween festival with neighborhood children
  b. Singing carols around a Christmas tree
  c. Family outing to the seashore
  d. Fireworks display on July 4th

Question 2

A soldier returned home from active duty in a combat zone in Afghanistan and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The soldier says, If there's a loud noise at night, I get under my bed because I think we're getting bombed.
 
  What type of experience has the soldier described?
 
  a. Illusion
  b. Flashback
  c. Nightmare
  d. Auditory hallucination



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The exploding noises associated with fireworks are most likely to provoke exaggerated responses for this soldier. The distracters are not associated with offensive sounds.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Flashbacks are dissociative reactions in which an individual feels or acts as if the traumatic event were recurring. Illusions are misinterpretations of stimuli; although the experience is similar, the more accurate term is flashback because of the diagnosis of PTSD. Auditory hallucinations have no external stimuli. Nightmares commonly accompany PTSD, but this experience is stimulated by an actual environmental sound.





 

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