Several months after being trapped in a collapsed building for several hours before being rescued,a patient admits to currently feeling "numb" and being unable to relate well with people.The patient sometimes re-experiences the terror associated with being trapped.The data collected about the patient are consistent with the symptoms of which problem?

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) follows exposure to a traumatic event.Symptoms include a tendency to relive the experience,a feeling of emotional "numbness," inability to relate,and persistent symptoms of arousal.

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