Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ( 10 Questions)
A nurse is assessing a client for potential PTSD symptoms. Which statement by the client indicates they are experiencing intrusion symptoms?
Feeling detached from others is a characteristic of the numbing/avoidance cluster of PTSD symptoms, not intrusion symptoms.
B, the correct choice, relates to nightmares about the traumatic incident, a classic intrusion symptom. These nightmares can re-traumatize the individual, making sleep challenging and contributing to the overall distress associated with PTSD.
Involuntary, distressing thoughts about the traumatic event are indicative of intrusion symptoms, which are encapsulated by
Feeling irritable and on edge falls under the hyperarousal symptom category.
"I keep having nightmares about the accident."
Choice A rationale:
Feeling detached from others is a characteristic of the numbing/avoidance cluster of PTSD symptoms, not intrusion symptoms.
Choice C rationale:
Involuntary, distressing thoughts about the traumatic event are indicative of intrusion symptoms, which are encapsulated by Choice B.
Choice D rationale:
Feeling irritable and on edge falls under the hyperarousal symptom category. Choice B, the correct choice, relates to nightmares about the traumatic incident, a classic intrusion symptom. These nightmares can re-traumatize the individual, making sleep challenging and contributing to the overall distress associated with PTSD.