Which of the following statements about PTSD among children in the US is true?
a. a child engaging in traumatic play was most likely the victim of a trauma and is suffering from PTSD
b. the emergence of PTSD does not depend on the proxity to the traumatic event
c. people have to have a direct experience with a traumatic event to develop PTSD
d. the prevalence of PTSD is unknown because there is no controlled community investigations
Answer: d. the prevalence of PTSD is unknown because there is no controlled community investigations
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A) examining heritability in twins and adopted individuals B) interviewing people who have known others who were particularly odd or unique C) administering paper and pencil or computerized questionnaires to hundreds of people D) documenting the patterns of development and difficulties of psychiatric patients
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A. 5; B B. 7; C C. 9; A D. 10; C