A nurse practitioner is evaluating a 16-year-old patient following a motor vehicle collision several weeks ago. The patient was in the passenger seat when an alleged drunk driver hit the car. The driver, the patient’s best friend, was killed instantly. The patient sustained a broken left arm and a coup contrecoup injury. Since the accident, the patient has been experiencing daily nightmares, flashbacks, inability to sleep, irritability, anxiety, and avoidance of the accident scene. They are also experiencing visual disturbances and tinnitus in their left ear. What area of the brain i responsible for the hyperarousal symptoms? AAmygdala BCerebellum CHippocampus DHypothalamus
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