Question

Cordelia, an active duty marine, served in afghanistan. while she was on patrol with her friend, an ied went off, killing her friend and injuring her. in the two months since her friend died, cordelia has been jumpy, irritable, avoids talking about her friend, and once every few days experiences a flashback to the explosion. cordelia is experiencing (a) ________ disorder.

Answer 1

Cordelia is likely to be experiencing the posttraumatic stress disorder. This is considered to be a mental health condition in which an individual experience this when he or she has encountered a traumatic event. This would likely make an individual have flashbacks of the event, nightmares or to even experience anxiety.