​Austin Suffers from Recurrent Intrusive Memories of His Experiences as a Fire

question 39

Multiple Choice

​Austin suffers from recurrent intrusive memories of his experiences as a fire fighter at the time of the World Trade Center attacks. He also has unpleasant dreams that replay some of these experiences. Austin is most likely suffering from

• A) ​clinical depression.
• B) ​schizophrenia.
• C) ​posttraumatic stress disorder.
• D) ​transcendent psychosis.

---

Definitions:

Beta

A measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole.

Required Rate Of Return

The minimum annual percentage earnings necessary to attract an investor to a particular investment, considering the risk associated with it.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or variability around the mean (average) of a set of data points.

Total Risk

The complete range of risks an investment or project may face, encompassing both systematic (market-wide) and unsystematic (company-specific) risks.