In PTSD, the loss of the ability to have loving feelings is which of the following common features of traumatic stress disorders?
A) Avoidance behavior
B) Emotional distress and impaired functioning
C) Heightened arousal
D) Emotional numbing

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Emotional numbing, which includes the loss of the ability to have loving feelings or feel pleasure, is a common feature of PTSD and other traumatic stress disorders. Avoidance behavior, heightened arousal, and emotional distress and impaired functioning are also common features of these disorders, but they do not specifically relate to the loss of loving feelings.

In PTSD, the Loss of the Ability to Have Loving