Asked by Majedul Haque on Jun 13, 2024
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Keegan is a police officer. She was recently placed on administrative leave because she was shot during an armed robbery. Since the shooting, she can't stop thinking about how it felt to be shot, she is often angry with her husband, she jumps when she hears a loud noise, and she takes a 15 minute detour when driving home to avoid the neighborhood where it happened. Keegan probably suffers from ________.
A) physiological stressors related to her shooting
B) posttraumatic stress disorder
C) bipolar depressive disorder
D) the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
A psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, characterized by severe anxiety, flashbacks, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.
General Adaptation Syndrome
A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body goes through in reaction to prolonged stress.
- Understand the bodily and emotional responses triggered by stress.
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Gianna PedigoJun 16, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Keegan's symptoms, such as intrusive thoughts about the traumatic event, heightened irritability, hypervigilance to loud noises, and avoidance of places that remind her of the trauma, align with the diagnostic criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Learning Objectives
- Understand the bodily and emotional responses triggered by stress.