A soldier who served in a combat zone returned to the U.S.The soldier's spouse complains to the nurse,"We had planned to start a family,but now he won't talk about it.He won't even look at children." The spouse is describing which symptom associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

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Physiological reactions to reminders of the event that include persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma results in the individual's avoiding talking about the event or avoiding activities,people,or places that arouse memories of the trauma.Avoidance is exemplified by a sense of foreshortened future and estrangement.There is no evidence this soldier is having hyperarousal or reexperiencing war-related traumas.Psychosis is not evident.

A Soldier Who Served in a Combat Zone Returned to the U.S.The