A community health nurse suspects that a client who was a victim of a disaster 3 months ago is experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Which assessment findings would most likely support the nurse's suspicion? Select all that apply.

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The DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) defines PTSD as a traumatic or stress-related disorder activated by exposure to actual or threatened death or serious injury, or social violation. The new diagnostic criteria includes history of exposure to a traumatic event that meets specific stipulations and symptoms from each of four symptom clusters: intrusion, avoidance (flashbacks), negative alterations in cognitions and mood (such as detachment and altered affect), and alterations in arousal and reactivity (such as hypervigilance or an exaggerated startle response).

A Community Health Nurse Suspects That a Client Who Was