A soldier who served in a combat zone returned home to the United States. The soldier's spouse reports to the nurse, "We had planned to start a family right away, but now he won't talk about it. He won't even look at children." The spouse is describing which symptom associated with PTSD?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Avoidance is exemplified by a sense of foreshortened future and estrangement. There is no evidence that this soldier is having hyperarousal or reexperiencing war-related traumas. Psychosis is not evident.

A Soldier Who Served in a Combat Zone Returned Home