Question

Someone was a victim of severe domestic violence two weeks ago and they experience nightmares, feels detached from and avoids friends who know about the attack, and exhibits an exaggerated startle response. What diagnosis is correct

Answer 1

Maybe PTSD?

Step-by-step explanation:

The symptoms and behaviors of PTSD that they have shown are of the following:

- Hypervigilance (exaggerated startle response, avoiding friends to feel safer)

- Social isolation (avoiding friends, feeling detached from them)

- Treating small things like they are huge threats (exaggerated startle response)

- Nightmares

- Fear and/or Anxiety (the hypervigilance and nightmares suggests they're scared and/or anxious)