Author Question: Dale seemed to be okay when he returned from military duty Afghanistan in June, 2010, despite ... (Read 56 times)

jlmhmf · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Dale seemed to be okay when he returned from military duty Afghanistan in June, 2010, despite witnessing his two best friends being killed when invading a compound. Six months after his return, he begins having nightmares and flashbacks about his experiences and lives on constant alert. He jumps at even the slightest noise. Finally, his wife insists that Dale see a therapist. The most likely diagnosis is ____.

a. noise phobia
b. panic disorder
c. posttraumatic stress disorder
d. acute stress disorder

Question 2

Thirty years ago, a psychiatrist might have considered peptic ulcers and essential hypertension to be ____, but the term ____ is used.

a. psychosomatic illnesses; conversion disorders
b. psychophysiological disorders; neuroses
c. psychosomatic illnesses; psychophysiological disorders
d. neuroses; psychoses