Jane Presents in the Emergency Department with a Friend,who Reports

question 20

Multiple Choice

Jane presents in the emergency department with a friend,who reports that Jane has been sitting in her apartment "staring off into space" and doesn't seem interested in doing anything.During the assessment,Jane reveals,with little emotion,that she was raped 4 months ago.Which of these is the most appropriate interpretation of Jane's lack of emotion?

• A)Jane is probably hearing voices telling her to be emotionless.
• B)Jane is experiencing a numbing of emotional response,which is a common symptom of PTSD.
• C)Jane is trying to be secretive,and lying is a common symptom in PTSD.
• D)Jane is currently reexperiencing the traumatic event and is having a dissociative episode.

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Definitions:

Coelom

refers to the body cavity in animals that is lined by mesoderm tissue, separating the digestive tract from the outer body wall.

Deuterostomes

A superphylum of animals characterized by the blastopore developing into the anus during early embryo development.

Blastopore

The opening of the central cavity of an embryo in the early stage of development, which eventually develops into the digestive tract in some animals.

Coelom

The fluid-filled body cavity between the intestinal canal and the body wall in triploblastic animals, providing space for the development of internal organs.