Behavioral Science & Ethics USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 35-year-old woman presents 3 months after sexual assault with recurrent intrusive memories, avoidance of trauma reminders, persistent negative mood, and hypervigilance. Vital signs are stable (BP 128/82, HR 88, RR 16). She denies suicidal ideation. PCL-5 score is 52, indicating moderate symptom severity. Symptoms significantly impair work and social functioning and have persisted since the trauma without improvement. She takes no psychiatric medications. Which diagnosis best fits her presentation?
Answer choices
- AAcute stress disorder
- BGeneralized anxiety disorder
- CPost-traumatic stress disorderCorrect answer
- DAdjustment disorder with anxiety
- EComplex trauma syndrome
- FMajor depressive disorder with anxiety features
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