A Soldier Returned Home Last Year After Deployment to a War

question 17

Multiple Choice

A soldier returned home last year after deployment to a war zone. The soldier's spouse complains, "We were going to start a family but now he won't talk about it. He will not look at children. I wonder if we're going to make it as a couple." Select the nurse's best response.

• A) "Posttraumatic stress disorder often changes a person's sexual functioning."
• B) "I encourage you to continue to participate in social activities where children are present."
• C) "Have you talked with your spouse about these reactions? Sometimes we just need to confront behavior."
• D) "Posttraumatic stress disorder often strains relationships. I will suggest some community resources for help and support."

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Definitions:

Abstract Method

A method that is declared in an abstract class without an implementation. Subclasses inheriting the abstract class must provide an implementation for the abstract methods.

Abstract Class

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Polymorphism

The ability in programming to present the same interface for differing underlying forms (data types), allowing methods to be used in a more generic way.

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