If you have experienced a trauma and are experiencing chronic physiological arousal,recurrent unwanted thoughts or images of the trauma,and avoidance of things that call the traumatic event to mind,you may be suffering from:
A)major depressive disorder.
B)generalized anxiety disorder.
C)posttraumatic stress disorder.
D)a dissociative fugue.

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The symptoms described are characteristic of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which involves chronic physiological arousal, recurrent unwanted thoughts or images of the trauma, and avoidance of things related to the trauma. Major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder may involve some of these symptoms, but not the full picture of PTSD. Dissociative fugue is a rare condition involving memory loss and fleeing from one's home or work, and is not related to the symptoms described here.

If You Have Experienced a Trauma and Are Experiencing Chronic