Eighteen-year-old Trisha is experiencing the following symptoms: frequent sleep disturbances, the inability to feel normal emotions, problems controlling her impulses, and difficulty concentrating. She walks around much of the time in a "daze," and she often complains of pain in her neck and of feeling generally "ill." Based on information presented in the text, you would conclude that Trisha may be suffering from:
A) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
B) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
C) childhood onset schizophrenia
D) a low IQ

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The symptoms mentioned in this question are exactly those listed in the text for PTSD, which is discussed in the context of the trauma associated with war. HIV, schizophrenia, and low IQ are not discussed in this chapter and they do not have symptom patterns that would correspond to those of PTSD.

Eighteen-Year-Old Trisha Is Experiencing the Following Symptoms: Frequent Sleep Disturbances