All of the Following Are Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

question 125

Multiple Choice

All of the following are symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder EXCEPT

• A)reduced arousal.
• B)emotional numbing.
• C)impaired functioning.
• D)reexperiencing the traumatic event.
• E)avoidance of reminders of the traumatic event.

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Definitions:

CNS

Central Nervous System; it comprises the brain and spinal cord, acting as the primary processing center for the entire nervous system.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column.

fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, a neuroimaging procedure that measures brain activity by detecting changes associated with blood flow.

BOLD Signal

Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Signal, a measure used in functional MRI to observe brain activity through changes in blood flow.